CHULA VISTA : Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 9-Year-Old Girl
A hit-and-run driver killed a 9-year-old girl in Chula Vista on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Tanya Ray Mejia was apparently crossing Main Street near 7th Street with other children about 5:40 p.m. when a gray Mustang hit her, according to police Lt. Art Gawf. The car then fled east on Main, he said.
The girl died of head and torso injuries at Children’s Hospital about 7:15, authorities said.
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