On 07-27-22 at approximately 8:49 pm, El Cajon Police Officers and paramedics responded to the 600 block of North Second Street to a call of a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers located a 20 year old female lying in the roadway near the onramp to East Interstate 8 from Second Street. The female was transported by paramedics to Sharp Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced deceased. 

As officers were responding to the scene, the El Cajon Communications Center received a call from a citizen reporting a vehicle with damage stopped in the middle of the road at 1300 Naranca Ave. Officers responded to the location and found a silver 2006 Hyundai Sonata with a 22 year old male in the driver’s seat. The Sonata had front end damage and a traffic signal light hanging from the vehicle.  

After a preliminary investigation of the scene and interviewing witnesses, it appears the female pedestrian was standing on the sidewalk near the crosswalk in front of 601 N. Second Street. The silver Hyundai Sonata was traveling northbound in the number three lane of Second Street when it drove onto the sidewalk in front of 601 N. Second Street. The Sonata continued driving north on the sidewalk hitting the 20 year old female and knocking her into the roadway. The Sonata continued driving northbound, colliding with a traffic signal light and a street sign. The Sonata continued driving north on Second Street approximately 500 feet then turned east onto Naranca Ave. The vehicle came to a stop in the middle of the road in front of 1300 Naranca Ave. The investigation determined the male driver was under the influence of a narcotic controlled substance at the time of the collision. He was arrested and later booked into the San Diego County Jail on multiple charges. The name of the female pedestrian in this collision is being withheld pending notification of the family.

The El Cajon Police Department is asking anyone with information regarding this collision to call (619) 579-3311

PREPARED BY:

Lt. Darrin Forster

El Cajon Police Department

Metropolitan Division

REVIEWED BY:

Sgt. Kenny Gray

El Cajon Police Department

Mike Moulton, Chief of Police