Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Struck In Escondido Hit-And-Run Crash

Police are searching for a small black sports car with tinted windows that fled the scene of the fatal crash.

ESCONDIDO, CA — A 60-year-old man died after being struck by two vehicles Saturday night in Escondido, including one that fled the scene, authorities said.

The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the 2500 block of East Valley Parkway, according to the Escondido Police Department.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name was withheld pending family notification.

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The driver of the first vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Drugs and alcohol were not factors in that driver's involvement in the crash, police said.

A second vehicle, described by witnesses as a small black sports car with tinted windows, struck the man as he lay in the roadway. The driver did not stop and was last seen heading north on Citrus Avenue from East Valley Parkway.

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Anyone with information about the crash was asked to contact Officer Jake Houchin at 760-839-4904.

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