ESCONDIDO — A hit-and-run at an Escondido intersection left a pedestrian dead on Sept. 17, authorities said.
Miguel Leonides Garcia, 58, was crossing the street to the west at Broadway and Mission Avenue on Tuesday morning when a white “off-road style” SUV struck him shortly after 6 a.m., according to the Escondido Police Department.
Following the impact, the driver of the vehicle – which was outfitted with a large spare tire and a red jack attached to its back end – continued driving, fleeing to the north on Broadway and then east on Lincoln
Avenue, police said.
Paramedics took Garcia, an Escondido resident, to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
