Paramedics transported Aiden to a nearby hospital before he was airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital, where he died Thursday morning.
Escondido, CA. – Aiden Antonio Torres de Paz, 11, died on Thanksgiving morning after he was struck in a hit-and-run collision while playing outside near East Washington Avenue and North Hickory Street, according to his family.
The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Investigators said Aiden had been playing with another child near his home when he ended up in the roadway and was hit by an unknown vehicle. His mother told a local news source that she heard the impact, ran outside, and found his son unconscious in the street with severe injuries.
Paramedics transported Aiden to a nearby hospital before he was airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital, where he died Thursday morning.
Police said conflicting witness accounts prevented them from identifying a vehicle or driver. The hit-and-run remains under investigation.
Escondido experiences a significant number of pedestrian collisions relative to its size, ranking third in San Diego County for total traffic injuries and deaths behind only San Diego and Chula Vista. In an average year, the city sees approximately 43 pedestrians and 37 cyclists killed or injured in traffic incidents, who are particularly vulnerable due to a lack of protection. According to data from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for 2022, Escondido recorded 43 victims killed and injured in pedestrian-involved collisions. The city had a high ranking (3 out of 61 cities in its population group) for collisions involving pedestrians under the age of 15 and a ranking of 28 for all pedestrian collisions.
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