Reader P Goeders sent us this email tonight:

I live on E Loma Alta Dr between Lake and Fair Oaks.  A small tan male dog (chihuahua mix???) around 15 lbs. wearing a -tshirt or sweater with some kind of picture/cartoon on it just got hit by a car out in front of my house.  Dog dig not appear to have a collar on of any kind.  After he got hit, the driver stopped and she, my neighbor and I tried all tried to get him, but the dog took off running fast eastbound on Loma Alta and we lost track of him around Loma Alta Elementary.  Based on the hit, we can only guess that he *must* have internal injuries/head injuries of some kind but was just running out of adrenaline/shock.  We're also hoping he was running in the direction of home.

So, if anyone sees/knows of a critter matching this description, please know that he should get checked out by a vet ASAP to make sure that he's ok.