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ESCONDIDO, San Diego County, Calif., Nov. 9, 2026 — A 60-year-old man died on Saturday night, November 7, after being hit by two vehicles on East Valley Parkway in Escondido, according to the Escondido Police Department.
The crash was reported around 8:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the 2500 block of East Valley Parkway. The man was struck by a vehicle and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead; his name has not been released.
The driver of the first vehicle stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers. Police said drugs and alcohol do not appear to have been factors for that driver. Witnesses told investigators that a second vehicle, described as a small black sports car with tinted windows, then struck the man as he lay in the roadway.
That driver did not stop and was last seen heading north on Citrus Avenue from East Valley Parkway. The Escondido Police Department is asking anyone with information about the crash or the second vehicle to come forward.
We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of the victim.
Local Crash Information for Escondido, CA
The fatal crash was reported on 2500 East Valley Parkway in Escondido. For more crash news from the area, see our recent crash reports from San Diego County.
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