One Injured In Fiery Hit-And-Run Crash On Highway 4

CLAYTON (CBS SF) -- A driver was injured, two children escaped injury and a search was on for the hit-and-run suspect who caused a fiery crash late Sunday night in the westbound lanes of Highway 4, authorities said.

California Highway Patrol Officer Adam Lane said officers responded to reports of a crash in the westbound lanes of Highway 4 near Sellers Ave. at about 9:30 p.m.

Arriving officers found one vehicle fully engulfed in flames and two others damaged. A father and his two children were in one of the vehicles. He was taken to the hospital with injuries, the children were not injured.

The preliminary investigation has revealed that the family's vehicle was rear-ended, possibly by an impaired driver. A confrontation ensued as one of the vehicles became engulfed in flames.

"One of the parties that caused the collision fled the scene on foot," Lane said. "Witnesses say he was possibly impaired."

A search was underway for the driver. No other information was immediately available. The crash remains under investigation.