Pizza delivery driver fatally strikes elderly woman in Otay Mesa: Pedestrian ID'd as Ejanda Salome

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Posted: 12/24/2012
Last Updated: 177 days ago

SAN DIEGO - Authorities Monday released the name of an 88-year-old woman who was fatally struck by a pizza delivery driver while attempting to cross the street against a red light in Otay Mesa.

Ejanda Salome of San Diego was hit while in the 900 block of Picador Boulevard, near Caminito Quixote, just before 7 p.m. Sunday, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.

The driver, a 21-year-old woman in a Chevy Cavalier, was not hurt, SDPD Officer David Stafford said in a statement.

Salome died at the scene. She was a widow, who lived with her son and his wife in San Diego, the Medical Examiner's Office said.

An investigation was ongoing into whether the motorist should face any charges.

Copyright 2012 by City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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