OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KGTV) – A driver was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash near an Oceanside intersection that left a 76-year-old pedestrian dead Thursday morning.
Oceanside police said officers were called to an area near Mission Avenue and Mesa Drive at around 5 a.m. over a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.
According to police, a 2005 silver Toyota Tacoma was heading westbound on Mission Avenue when it hit the pedestrian and then left the area.
The pedestrian, who was not identified, died at the scene.
Police said officers found the Tacoma in the 200 block of Los Arbolitos Boulevard and arrested the 24-year-old male driver on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run.
“At this time, investigators do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors in the collision,” police said.
Oceanside police’s Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating the incident.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Oceanside police traffic investigator Lissner at 760-435-4651.
