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ESCONDIDO
A growing memorial of flowers and candles marks the intersection in Escondido where two men were killed by a vehicle Feb. 12, as residents who didn’t know the victims have come to show their respects.
Mateo Salvador, 33, and Sofio Sotelo Torres, 51, were sleeping in bushes next to a wall near Mission Avenue and Ash Street when an SUV struck them late Friday night.
Police investigators said a 13-year-old girl was at the wheel and had taken her mother’s vehicle without permission. She reportedly had sped away when an officer attempted to pull her over, and lost control of the SUV.
“It broke my heart. It made me cry,” said Yanez, who is furious that the 13-year-old driver and her underage passenger were immediately released to their parents.
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Surveillance video captures crash: 13-year-old girl on joyride hits, kills two men in Escondido
An officer pulled them over for a traffic violation, not knowing those circumstances. When he approached on foot, they took off, starting a pursuit. Author: Shannon Handy (Reporter) Updated: 6:38 PM PST February 15, 2021
ESCONDIDO, Calif. Surveillance video is giving us a closer look tonight at what led up to a tragic crash over the weekend that left two men dead. It happened Friday night at the intersection of Mission and Ash in Escondido where police said a 13-year-old girl from Vista was behind the wheel of the white Ford Explorer, with her juvenile friend in the passenger seat.