Overview

• Authorities identified the deceased as 61-year-old Celeste Necochea, found in brush near Sea World Drive around 1 p.m.
• A two-vehicle collision occurred around midnight on August 30 when a 2013 Honda rear-ended another car and left the scene.
• Police initially believed the victim was a pedestrian before confirming she had been a passenger in one of the cars involved.
• Lanes on the bridge over the San Diego River were closed overnight for the investigation and reopened by about 2 a.m.
• The Honda was recovered, the driver has not been located, and police say the hit-and-run investigation remains active.