Overview
- Deputies responded around 8:20 a.m. to Dana Point Harbor Drive and Park Lantern after reports of a collision.
- They located a juvenile with severe injuries, and the 13-year-old was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
- The driver left the area, and witnesses helped deputies identify and locate the suspect roughly two to three miles away.
- A 59-year-old was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- The Orange County Sheriff’s Department says the investigation continues into the alleged hit-and-run and possible impairment.