Pedestrian Killed In Ocean Beach Hit-Run

SAN DIEGO, CA — A car apparently involved in a pre-dawn race in Ocean Beach Thursday ran down a pedestrian, after which the speeding motorists drove off, leaving the 20-year-old victim behind to die in the roadway.

The southbound black BMW sedan struck the man at high speed shortly before 5 a.m. as he was running across the street in the 4500 block of Nimitz Boulevard against a red light, according to the San Diego Police Department.

The victim, whose name was withheld pending family notification, died at the scene, SDPD Officer David O'Brien said.

At the time of the deadly impact, according to witnesses, the driver of the BMW appeared to be racing motorists in a Dodge Charger and a Ford Mustang, OnSceneTV reported.

Later in the morning, Navy police found the damaged 2018 BMW, California license No. 9HEC867, abandoned on Canon Street, about a mile south of the site of the deadly hit-and-run, according to police. The vehicle had a large dent on its hood and grille, and its windshield was shattered.

— City News Service