CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Police are investigating a Thursday night incident in which a Clearlake man was hit by a vehicle.

The collision occurred at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Clearlake Police Sgt. Tim Hobbs.

Hobbs said a 50-year-old man from Clearlake was walking northbound on Old Highway 53 near Cass Avenue when, for unknown reasons, he quickly moved in front of a Dodge Caravan that was heading northbound on Old Highway 53.

The man subsequently was hit by the vehicle, driven by 18-year-old Ashley Alexander of Lower Lake, Hobbs said.

The pedestrian sustained major injuries and was transported to St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake, then flown to an out-of-county hospital, Hobbs said.

As of Friday, Hobbs said police did not have an update on the man's condition.

He said Alexander was not injured in the crash.

The young woman, Hobbs added, was not at fault in the collision.

Hobbs asked anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact Clearlake Police Officer Trevor Franklin at 707-994-8251.

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