Hit-and-Run Driver on Mesa View Drive and Olivine Road Identified and Arrested
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Authorities have identified and arrested the driver involved in a hit-and-run incident that took place on Mesa View Drive and Olivine Road in Victorville.
The collision occurred on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at approximately 8:26 p.m.
Investigators at the scene determined that the vehicle involved was a late-model blue Nissan 350z. With this information, they located and arrested 42-year-old David Anthony Campo of Victorville. Campo was booked into the High Desert Detention Center on charges of felony hit-and-run.
Emergency responders from the Victorville Police Station, Victorville Fire Department, and American Medical Response arrived at the scene to find that a royal blue vehicle traveling south on Mesa View Road had struck a male pedestrian.
The vehicle fled the scene, leaving the pedestrian with life-threatening injuries. Despite being airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center, the pedestrian was later pronounced deceased.
The identity of the deceased juvenile is pending the next of kin of notification.
The Victorville Police Station Traffic Division has taken over the investigation, which is currently ongoing. Mesa View Drive was temporarily closed between Olivine Road and Nyack Road to facilitate the investigation.
Authorities are asking anyone with information or who may have witnessed the collision to contact Deputy J. Tomasello at the Victorville Station at (760) 241-2911. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
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