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An Escondido woman was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run driving and driving under the influence of alcohol Monday night after she allegedly struck and killed a 52-year-old pedestrian on Centre City Parkway and then drove home, Escondido police said.
Police said Wilhelmina M. Broadway, 44, was northbound about 7 p.m. when she allegedly struck Don Jespersen of Vista. Jespersen had driven off the road at Centre City Parkway and California 78 and was walking to or from a nearby business when he was hit. He was taken to Palomar Medical Center, where he died in surgery.
A witness to the accident followed the car that hit Jespersen, then returned to the scene of the accident to report the car to police. Police arrested Broadway at her home a short time later.
Broadway was being held Tuesday in County Jail in lieu of $6,250 bail.
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