Suspected DUI driver arrested after pedestrian fatally struck in San Marcos
Dec 14, 2025
A suspected drunken driver was arrested after he struck and killed a pedestrian in San Marcos late Saturday night, officials said.
The collision occurred around 11:40 p.m. on West San Marcos Boulevard near Via Vera Cruz. Sheriff’s deputies found the pedestrian lying in the westbound lanes of West
San Marcos Boulevard and began providing emergency care but the person could not be revived, sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Collis said in a statement.
The 54-year-old driver of the Ford F-150 pickup truck remained at the scene, cooperated with investigators and was determined to be under the influence of alcohol, Collis said. He was arrested. No other details were immediately released.
No information about the person who was killed was immediately available.
Anyone with any information regarding the crash was asked to call the sheriff’s San Marcos station at 760-510-5200.
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