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A man who allegedly fled after the car he was driving fatally struck a pedestrian on a Carlsbad freeway entrance last weekend was arrested Wednesday, authorities said.
Andrew Bryan Dean, 50, was taken into custody shortly before 12:30 a.m. and booked into county jail in Vista on suspicion of hit-and-run causing death, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Dean allegedly was behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius that struck a 20-year-old Texas man on the on-ramp from Poinsettia Lane to southbound Interstate 5 at about 2:15 a.m. Saturday.
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SIGN UP Following the fatal impact, the driver of the car drove off, CHP public-affairs Officer Hunter Gerber said.
The victim, whose name has not yet been made public, died at the scene.
It's not yet known whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the incident. The CHP is asking anybody with information about the case to call (760) 643-3400.
Dean was being held on $500,000 bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Friday afternoon.
