San Diego, CA
Man hit, killed in Carlsbad; arrest made
CARLSBAD, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Officers made an arrest in Carlsbad early Friday after a man was struck by a vehicle and killed, police said.
Shortly before 3:30 a.m., Carlsbad police went to the 2300 block of Rue Des Chateaux, near Buena Vista Lagoon, after receiving a call about an altercation, the department said. The caller later told police that one of the people involved had been hit by a vehicle.
Officers arrived to find an injured man near the road, police said. Oceanside Fire Department arrived and tried to save the man, but he died.
A few minutes later, officers saw a vehicle leaving the scene and stopped it in the 700 block of Raintree Drive, police said. Officers detained the driver and passengers inside, police said.
Police booked Robert Owens, 41-year-old Escondido resident, into Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of murder.
Authorities have not released the name of the victim.