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Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run Kills 6-Year-Old Bicyclist in Pacific Beach

Police say alcohol was not a factor in the fatal collision.

Overview

  • San Diego police say the child was struck near Ingraham Street and Pacific Beach Drive around 3:44–3:45 p.m. Saturday.
  • The boy was riding a bicycle when he was hit and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
  • Investigators report the driver briefly stopped, then accelerated down an alley and ran over the child before leaving.
  • Officers located the vehicle in National City and arrested a 32-year-old driver, whose name has not been released.
  • SDPD’s Traffic Division is leading the investigation, and authorities ask anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.