Gadsden Hit and Run

Gadsden police say that A man was hit by a car Saturday night outside Villa Fiesta Restaurant on Rainbow Drive by another man who chose to dine and run.  Police say The victim was walking across the parking lot of the restaurant about 6:20 Saturday evening. to meet his family for dinner. The victim told police he saw a restaurant employee yelling for another man walking toward a tan Ford to stop. The victim was walking toward that Ford when the driver began to back out, knocking him to the ground.  The victim, who said he has had back surgeries in the past, refused medical treatment at the scene and said a family member would take him to Riverview Regional Medical Center. The restaurant employee said the driver left the restaurant without paying for his meal. Employees were able to get the license tag number, which was registered to a vehicle in Columbia, Tenn. The investigation is ongoing.