SAN MARCOS — Law enforcement has arrested a suspect believed to be involved in a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a teenager on an e-bike in San Marcos last week.
According to the San Marcos Sheriff’s Station, 23-year-old Alan Reyes surrendered on Monday evening at the station. He was subsequently arrested and booked into the Vista Detention Facility.
The arrest comes nearly one week after a 16-year-old riding an e-bike was struck along West Mission Road on Sept. 17, with the driver fleeing the scene. The victim remains in the hospital with serious injuries, according to Deputy Jerry Dana.
Reyes turned himself in on the advice of his attorney, who reached out to Sheriff’s deputies, Dana said.
“I advised his attorney we had probable cause to arrest Reyes, and his attorney facilitated Reyes turning himself in at the San Marcos patrol station,” Dana said.
Days earlier, on Sept. 19, police served a search warrant at a Rancheros Drive residence — later confirmed to be Reyes’ home — and seized a 2021 white GMC Sierra pickup truck believed to be involved in the hit and run.
According to law enforcement, the damage on the truck matched the debris left at the scene.
Reyes is being charged with one count of a hit and run causing death or injury and one count of reckless driving resulting in serious injury, both felonies, according to San Diego County Sheriff’s records.
His arraignment is set for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday in Vista Superior Court.
Law enforcement is continuing to investigate the collision. Anyone who may have witnessed or captured the incident on a dashboard camera is urged to contact the San Marcos Sheriff’s Station at (760) 510-5200.
