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6-Year-Old Boy Killed in San Diego Hit-and-Run as Police Search for Driver

Police are asking witnesses for tips to locate a Honda reported fleeing north on 54th Street.

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Image taken at the scene where a child was taken to the hospital in CPR status after a hit-and-run crash between University Avenue and 54th Street on Saturday, according to police.

Overview

  • The crash was reported around 6:50 p.m. Saturday at University Avenue and 54th Street in the Chollas Creek/Colina Del Sol area.
  • First responders performed CPR and took the child to a hospital, where he died, according to authorities.
  • The driver fled the scene; witnesses described a silver or champagne Honda sedan or a possible two-door Honda Civic last seen heading north on 54th Street.
  • Investigators said the vehicle was traveling west on University Avenue as the boy crossed mid-block.
  • CHP issued a Sig Alert that closed University Avenue between 54th and 58th streets for about 2.5 hours, and SDPD asks anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.