A weekend night in Escondido turned deadly when a man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run yesterday, and the driver took off before officers arrived. The crash, near Ninth Avenue and Redwood Street, has police searching for whoever was behind the wheel.
What investigators say
According to Escondido police, the collision happened around 8:30 PM near Ninth Avenue and Redwood Street. The man who was hit was rushed to a local hospital, where he later died. Officers say the driver never stopped and instead fled the scene. A vehicle believed to be tied to the crash was later found abandoned a short distance away, and investigators are also looking into whether a second vehicle may have been involved, as reported by FOX 5 San Diego…