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A 23-year-old man was killed Monday night in a hit-and-run crash just east of Escondido. The victim, identified as Benjamin Ramirez of Escondido, was walking on Bear Valley Parkway near Boyle Avenue about 10:15 p.m. when he was struck by a white box truck, a California Highway Patrol Officer said. Witnesses said the driver in the truck slowed down for a moment and then drove away. Ramirez was taken to Palomar Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 10:44 p.m., officials with the Medical Examiner’s Office said.