A hit and run accident in Mammoth Lakes left a victim in critical condition and the police in search of the driver of an SUV.

About thirty minuets past midnight on Sunday, Mammoth Police report that the victim was hit by a vehicle as he was walking eastbound on Main Street, near the Holiday Haus Motel.

With major injuries, the victim was flown out to Reno where Police report he is in critical condition. Mammoth Police Officers are looking for help finding the vehicle and the driver in this hit and run incident.

Police say that witnesses reported seeing a light-colored SUV, possibly a Jeep Wrangler, as it sped from the scene. Police say that the vehicle may have suffered some body damage to the right front fender.

If you have any information that could help police find this vehicle or driver, call the Mammoth Police Department at 934-2011.

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