PACIFIC BEACH – Pacific Beach residents and staff at Tavern at the Beach are mourning the loss of Qwente Bryant, a popular bar manager who died after a hit-and-run incident while walking home in the early-morning hours of Feb. 7.
Bryant, who was known as “Q” to loved ones, was crossing the street near Sandbox Pizza at Garnet Avenue and Ingraham Street when he was struck by a westbound Mercedes-Benz SUV shortly after 2 a.m. The as-yet unidentified driver left the crash site.
Bryant was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where he was pronounced dead. He was only a quarter-mile from his home when he was struck and killed…