The Templeton CHP is looking for information regarding a hit and run incident that occurred sometime after 9 am on Wednesday morning, April 3 on Highway 101 Northbound near Traffic Way in Atascadero. The accident injured 48-year driver Richard Jennings of Atascadero who was driving a tan Toyota Tacoma that was struck by a Ford F-150 driven by 40-year-old Richard Gonzales of Creston. Jennings drove his tan Toyota Tacoma northbound on US 101 in the #3 lane at a speed of 50 mph and was going to exit at Traffic Way. However, a white Ford F-150 made an unsafe lane change into the #3 lane and into the right side of the Toyota Tacoma which veered out of control off the freeway, went through a perimeter fence striking a large oak tree, finally coming to rest in the Denny's parking lot on El Camino Real in Atascadero. Witnesses saw the driver of the F-150 pull over on the Traffic way off ramp and exit the pickup. He took all the vehicle's paperwork out of the glove box and fled off the freeway, over a perimeter fence towards El Camino Real. He is described as a white male, about 40 years of age and 200 pounds wearing dark clothing. The suspect left numerous items of personal identification in the F-150 such as a California photo ID, a lap top computer, items with his full name and date of birth, and other correspondence with his full name and home address. The F-150 was impounded for evidence and a suspect is being sought. This is an ongoing investigation and no further details are available at this time. This information is being released to solicit the public's assistance in apprehending this suspect. The suspect being sought is 40-year-old Richard Lawrence Gonzalez with a last know address out of Creston, CA. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Richard Lawrence Gonzalez, or if he wishes to turn himself in, they are urged to contact the Templeton office of the California Highway Patrol at (805)434-1822.
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