Upon receiving the report, police officers from the Shar’at station in the Ayalon district and traffic accident investigators from the Tel Aviv district arrived at the scene and began collecting evidence and investigating the circumstances of the accident. During the investigation, suspicion arose that the driver of the vehicle had hit the pedestrian, abandoned him at the scene, and fled without providing assistance. Following investigative actions, the suspected driver, in his 40s, was located, arrested, and transferred for further investigation by traffic accident investigators from the Tel Aviv district, after which he was detained. This evening, the police will request an extension of his detention in court.