Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Fatally Struck on Coast Highway Sunday
The pedestrian was struck in the 2600 block of South Coast Highway 101 Sunday evening.
Last update: 11:53 a.m.
An investigation was under way into the death of a 43-year-old woman who was apparently intoxicated when she was struck by a car in Encinitas Sunday.
The pedestrian was struck in the 2600 block of South Coast Highway 101 about 7:45 p.m. Sunday, according to San Diego County sheriff's Sgt. Anthony O'Boyle. Paramedics took her to Scripps La Jolla Hospital, where she died, he said in a statement.
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The San Diego Medical Examiner's office identified the victim as Tara Jean Murphy, of Vista.
Murphy and another woman apparently ran out in front of a Toyota Corolla driven by a 24-year-old man, who remained at the scene, O'Boyle said, adding the other woman declined treatment.
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"Investigators do not believe speed or alcohol was a factor with the motorist," the sergeant said. "Investigators believe it was possible the pedestrians were under the influence of alcohol."
—City News Service
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