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Driver Suspected in Deadly Jamul Hit-and-Run Released on $50K Bail

Officials have identified the driver suspected of fatally hitting a woman in Jamul and then stopping to look at what he had struck before taking off. 

Wissam Habeeb Yousif, 38 of Santee was arrested following the crash that left 65-year-old Ashley R. Bevers dead last Friday, the California Highway Patrol said.

Bevers was crossing near the 13000 block of Campo Road near Jamul Feed & Supply around 7:18 p.m. when a Toyota Corolla traveling westbound hit her.

According to CHP, Yousif stopped and got out of the car to see what he had hit, and then he got back in and drove away, according to the CHP.

One witness to the crash said Bevers lived in the area where the crash happened and often took the bus to see her husband, who is in a convalescent home.

"I was in complete shock," Jamie La Fortune said. "The lady walks by my house every single day with her walker."

Bevers sustained major injuries and was taken Scripps Memorial Hospital where she died despite "aggressive attempts at resuscitation," according to the medical examiner.

CHP was able to find and arrest Yousif with the help of surveillance video, but they did not disclose details of his arrest.

They are not disclosing the name and location of the arrest at this time.

Yousif was booked into San Diego County Jail on felony hit-and-run charges and released Saturday on $50,000 bail. He is next scheduled to appear in court on Saturday. 

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