Two women were killed following a hit-and-run car crash early Sunday in San Diego's southeast region, according to police.
The incident was reported shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday on the 6100 block of Paradise Valley Road in Bay Terraces, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). There, a 2000 Honda Civic making a left turn onto Munda Road was broadsided by a 2003 Ford F150 that was traveling on Paradise Valley Road.
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SDPD said there were four occupants in the Honda, two of who died at the hospital. Law enforcement did not released the names of the deceased, but described them as a 25-year-old woman and a 20-year-old woman.
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The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene on foot, according to police. That individual, who was later identified as 53-year-old San Diego resident Tony Garcia, turned himself in hours after the crash.
Garcia was booked into San Diego County Jail and is now facing two counts of vehicular manslaughter and a felony hit-and-run charge.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact SDPD at 858-495-7861. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
