A San Diego man was arrested this week for alleged fleeing when the vehicle he was driving fatally struck a pedestrian on a Logan Heights street.
Authorities took Brandon Anthony Vasaturo, 33, into custody late Wednesday morning, two days after the deadly predawn hit-and-run, according to police.
The victim, a man in his 60s whose name has not been released, was walking in the 2000 block of Franklin Avenue when he was struck shortly before 3 a.m. Monday.
Following the crash, the motorist continued driving and left the area, San Diego police Sgt. Victoria Houseman said.
Paramedics took the pedestrian to a hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
Acting on a tip, traffic-accident investigators found the car believed to have been involved parked a block away from the crime scene on Franklin, Houseman said.
Vasaturo was booked into county jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run.
– City News Service
