A pedestrian was seriously injured in a reported hit-and-run overnight on Ocean Beach Highway in Longview.
First responders were on the scene in the 1000 block of Ocean Beach Highway, in front of the Triangle Mall, just before 10:20 p.m. They discovered a pedestrian down in the roadway, and the vehicle had already fled the scene.
The Longview Police Department says the victim was rushed to St. John Medical Center; their current condition is not known.
The suspect vehicle was reportedly a silver car with heavy windshield damage. The victim had reportedly been walking across a sidewalk when the car ran a red light and hit them.
Later in the night, 63-year-old Randy Chalupa of Lakewood was arrested for Hit & Run with an Injury and vehicular assault; he was booked into the Cowlitz County jail at 2:40am. The Longview Police are currently investigating whether or not he was under the influence.








