Arrest made in Oceanside Hit-and-Run that Injured a Young Boy

Breaking News – February 27, 2020 – Arrest made in Hit-and-Run Incident that Injured a 12 year-old boy in Vista

An Oceanside man was arrested on suspicion of a hit-and-run that injured a 12 year-old boy in Vista on February 25, 2020.  Officers were responding to a tip provided through the San Diego County Crime Stoppers hotline.  The suspect was driving a 2016 white Toyota sedan and sustained front-end damage in the incident according to descriptions provided by witnesses. The suspect was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of felony hit-and-run according to officers involved.

The young boy was struck in the 1000 block of Mar Vista Drive on the border of Vista and an unincorporated area of San Diego County about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday February 26, 2020.  The young victim was air-lifted to Rady Children’s Hospital for treatment of injuries to his right leg and abrasions to his face.

Sadly, tragedies like these occur due to the negligence of inattentive and distracted drivers frequently in San Diego County.  For over 20 years Skolnick Law Group has represented injured victims in car accident cases and hit-and-run incidents throughout San Diego County to recover substantial compensation for the wrongs that negligent drivers have inflicted on their victims.

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