Pedestrian hit and killed in Linda Vista ID'd - San Diego, California Talk Radio Station - 760 KFMB AM - 760kfmb

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - An elderly man who was killed on a Genesee Avenue on-ramp to state Route 163 has been identified. The California Highway Patrol officers sought the public's help Sunday to find the hit-and-run driver.

The pedestrian was struck and killed about 9:45 p.m. Friday, according to a CHP report.

The medical examiner's office says 73-year-old Tekie Ghebresghi died after he was hit by a car on the Genesee Avenue on-ramp to the Southbound 163.

The CHP says the driver sped away without checking on the victim. The CHP asked anyone with information on the suspect or vehicle to contact a San Diego Area CHP Office.