Authorities Friday were searching for a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a 60-year-old woman while she was out walking with her husband in a community southeast of Fallbrook.
The incident was reported around 5 p.m. Thursday on Gird Road near Laketree Drive, in a rural area between the communities of Winterwarm and Pala Mesa, California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe said.
As the couple was walking on the right shoulder of the road, a pickup heading northbound approached from behind, veered onto the shoulder and struck the 60-year-old woman, Latulippe said.
The driver stopped at the scene for a short time, then drove away, the officer said. The pickup was described as a dark, older model truck that will likely have damage to the right front side.
The victim, a Fallbrook resident whose name was withheld, was pronounced dead at the scene, Latulippe said. Her husband, also 60, was not injured.
On Thursday night, authorities released a short clip of surveillance video showing a possible suspect vehicle driving down a road in the area about 10 minutes after the crash.
Anyone with information about the location of the driver or the pickup is asked to call the CHP at 858-637-3800.
Updated at 5:15 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020
– City News Service
