OCEAN BEACH
Police sought public help Tuesday to identify a suspected hit-and-run driver whose SUV ran over and killed a 60-year-old man who was lying in an Ocean Beach alley.
San Diego resident Frank Thomas Neal had fallen just after 11 p.m. Friday and was lying on the pavement in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard when the SUV ran him over, according to San Diego police traffic Sgt. Victoria Houseman.
“The driver did not stop to check on the victim or call for help and fled the scene immediately,” Houseman said in a news release, adding the SUV was heading east in the alley.
60-year-old man was found in the alley of Ocean Beach
San Diego (CNS)-Authorities publicly identified a 60-year-old man on Monday who was killed in a traffic accident in an alley of Ocean Beach last week.
Before 11:30 on Friday night, Frank Thomas Neal of San Diego was found fatally wounded on the 4800 block of Niagara Avenue. Andra Brown said that the officer arrived and found a good Samaritan performing CPR on Neal.
The medical staff took over his life-saving attempt and then declared him dead at the scene.
“Due to the suspicious nature of the death, the San Diego police homicide detective was called to the scene and began investigating the incident,” the lieutenant said. “During the investigation, the detective (Neil) learned was killed in a traffic accident. The investigation has been handed over to the Traffic Investigation Office for further follow-up.”