Help sought to identify woman killed in hit-and-run
SAN DIEGO
San Diego police turned to the public Tuesday for help identifying a woman who was struck and killed in a hitand-run crash on a San Ysidro freeway off-ramp last month.
On Tuesday, the department issued a series of tweets in English and Spanish, and included video of the woman walking on a sidewalk shortly before the crash.
The woman, believed to be Latina and in her 40s, had a number of tattoos, including “Martin” on her upper midchest and “Mi Madre Maria” on her upper left breast, police said.
She was struck and killed just before 1 a.m. Oct. 15, as she walked in a crosswalk on East San Ysidro Boulevard at the off-ramp of northbound Interstate 805.
Police said she was crossing the road against a red light, and was struck by a gold SUV that had the right of way.
After striking her, the SUV ran her over.
The driver turned left and took off, headed west on East San Ysidro Boulevard. The victim died at the scene.
Anyone who may recognize her was asked to contact the San Diego Police Department Traffic Division at (858) 495-7800 or email the case investigator, Detective Kazimierz Lewak, at klewak@pd.sandiego.gov.
teri.figueroa@sduniontribune.com
Male pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash
SAN DIEGO
A man was fatally injured Monday night in Logan Heights when he was struck by a car that fled , police said.
The man, who police believe was homeless, was struck about 8:50 p.m. while walking west in a two-way left turn lane on Imperial Avenue near 25th Street when he was hit by the car, which was heading east on Imperial, according to San Diego police Officer John Buttle.
Medics took the man to a hospital, where he died, Buttle said.
The car that fled was described as a silver or gray two-door sedan with a sunroof, according to Buttle.
No other information was immediately available.
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One dead in apparent crash, vehicle fire on Interstate 805
SAN DIEGO
One person died Monday evening following an apparent crash and vehicle fire in the center of Interstate 805 near state Route 163, authorities said.
It happened about 5:20 p.m. in the center divide on the northbound side of the freeway, between the exits to Mesa College Drive/Kearny Villa Road and Balboa Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol and Mónica Muñoz, a spokeswoman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
One person died at the scene, Muñoz wrote in an email. There was no other immediate reports of injuries.
Muñoz said the call was reported as a vehicle fire, but she was unsure how many vehicles were involved, or if there was a crash before the fire.
A CHP log indicated that one 911 caller reported a Dodge Ram truck was fully engulfed in f lames, but another caller reported that it was a motorcycle that crashed and caught fire. That caller said the motorcycle’s rider was on the ground bleeding and injured.
Caltrans San Diego tweeted that the left lane of the freeway was closed in the area for several hours. It reopened just before 8 p.m.
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Accidental fire in El Cajon condo causes $500K damage
EL CAJON
A fire accidentally sparked by a plumber caused about $500,000 in damage and displaced several families in El Cajon on Monday night, a fire official said.
The fire threatened at least 10 apartments, which were evacuated, and 10 apartments south of where the fire occurred were evacuated as a precaution, an official said.
The blaze was reported shortly after 7 p.m. at condominiums on Amistad Court near Gustavo Street. A plumber had been working on some pipes with a soldering torch when he accidentally ignited a fire. The fire spread to the attic and damaged four units in the building, said Sonny Saghera, a spokesman for Heartland Fire & Rescue.
Firefighters from Heartland and the San Miguel, Santee and El Cajon fire departments worked for about a half hour to knock down the blaze, he said.
Red Cross was called in to assist residents displaced by the fire. It was unclear how many people needed to find temporary housing.