Early Morning Hit and Run Leaves Pedestrian in Critical Condition January 28
In the early morning hours of January 28, 2022 at approximately 2:05 AM, Mammoth Lakes Police received a call of a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle near the 3000 block of Chateau Rd. A second caller reported that the pedestrian was breathing but unconscious and suffering from a head injury.
The driver of the vehicle, who had fled the scene on foot, is identified as 19 year old Jaxson Aubert of El Segundo, CA. A preliminary investigation was conducted and Aubert was taken into custody on charges of felony hit and run causing great bodily injury, and driving under the influence of alcohol causing great bodily injury. Aubert is currently being held at the Mono County Jail on a $130,000 bond.
The victim, a 24 year old male from Uruguay visiting on a work visa, was transported to Mammoth Hospital and later flown to Renown Hospital in Reno, NV. He is currently in critical condition in the ICU.
This case is still being actively investigated by officers at the Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Mono County District Attorney’s Office and the
California Highway Patrol.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Mammoth Lakes Police
Department at 760-965-3700.
Jesse is a media content creator and film maker from the Eastern Sierra.
This articles fails to mention Mr Aubert stopped immediately and rendered aid to the young man by giving him CPR after yelling for people to call 911. The street was very dark, the victim from Uruguay was highly intoxicated, wearing black, and went into the road in front of Mr Aubert’s moving vehicle. Mr Aubert was in shock, wondered in to the woods after he rendered aid to the young man, leaving his ID, car, and phone at the scene of the accident. This was a tragic and unfortunate accident.