February 22, 2010 – A driver suspected of hitting and killing a woman on her way to work Friday was arrested at his Encanto home Saturday.
Officers arrested Bruce Hanson, 51, who is to be booked on suspicion of felony vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run, said San Diego Police Sgt. Steve Waldeim.
Alejandra Vazquez, 35, of San Diego, was killed as she parked her car at about 2:15 a.m. Friday near the I-805 ramps at Market Street.
A metallic-blue SUV speeding east on Market smashed into the woman as her mother watched, police said. The impact threw Vazquez across some parked vehicles, and she fell beneath the back end of a pickup.
Investigators recovered a piece of the suspect vehicle’s front end at the site.
About 9 a.m. Saturday, a worker at a salvage yard called San Diego Police to report the likely hit-and-run vehicle was there, Officer Bruce Ruff said. Ruff said the man found the Subaru Forester with blood at the damaged front end, keys on the dash, and no license plates.
The worker had seen news accounts of the incident that included a description of the vehicle.
Ruff said a forensic evidence technician determined the Forester was the suspect vehicle. Waldeim said investigators used the vehicle identification number to trace the registered owner’s name and address.
Hanson showed traces of minor injuries, Waldeim said. Investigators are looking into whether alcohol may have been a factor in the incident, and the case will be forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office, he said.
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