SAN DIEGO – An Arizona woman has been named as the person killed by a vehicle while standing on a Pacific Beach sidewalk, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office announced.
Vanessa Abigail Urbina Aragonez, 22, of Arizona died around 1:52 a.m. Sunday, officials said.
Early Sunday morning, Urbina Aragonez and a 24-year-old man got out of a Chevrolet Tahoe after they stopped and parked at 3400 Riviera Dr., according to the San Diego Police Department.
Both stood along the west sidewalk when a Toyota Tacoma struck them, officials said. Urbina Aragonez died at the scene and the man was taken to a nearby hospital.
Police said the male driver of the Tacoma was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.