Alleged hit-and-run driver Andrew Thazen, 18, arrested after striking, killing man in front of stepdaughter on Sweetwater Road in Spring Valley, California
Driver suspected in Spring Valley hit-and-run crash arrested
Authorities said the victim was dropped off by his stepdaughter on the southbound side of Sweetwater Rd., and as he ran across from the southbound side to the northbound side, he was struck and killed by a silver Mercedes-Benz.
18-year-old driver arrested after deadly hit-and-run in Spring Valley
Andrew Thazen of El Cajon was allegedly behind the wheel of the car that hit a 75-year-old man walking across Sweetwater Road near Tyler Street around 10 p.m.
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