Investigators are seeking the public’s help in finding a hit-and-run driver who badly injured a 53-year-old Big Bear City man during a Saturday accident in Joshua Tree.

Ricky L. Dixon was hit by a 1998 to 2005 Ford Explorer SUV or Ford Ranger pickup truck that is believed to have a damaged right-side head light and a missing right side mirror, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Dixon was hit from behind about 4 a.m. as he was walking along Highway 62, west of Neptune Avenue. He suffered a broken back and leg and ankle injuries, officers have said.

Anyone with information on the accident or the vehicle is asked to call the CHP at 760-366-3707.

—Richard Brooks
rbrooks@PE.com

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