San Bernardino hit-and-run: Man in wheelchair killed

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- A man in a wheelchair was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in San Bernardino Thursday night. His body was found by a passerby.

San Bernardino police responded to a call reporting an elderly male was lying on the side of Cajon Boulevard, just north of Western Avenue, around 9:20 p.m.

Responding officers found the man, who had been deceased for a short period of time, lying nearby a damaged wheelchair. Cajon Boulevard was temporarily closed during the investigation.

The hit-and-run suspect's vehicle was described as a light-colored work utility truck with a roof rack.

The victim was identified as William Earl Swisher III, 62, possibly from Victorville.

Anyone with information on the collision was asked to call the San Bernardino Police Department at (909) 384-5791.