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Vista Pedestrian Accident Kills High School Student

A Vista pedestrian accident involving a hit-and-run driver leaves a 15-year-old high school student dead after he was hit while riding his skateboard. The incident took place on Friday evening, January 29, 2010, along Thibido Road.

According to investigators, Lucas Giaconelli, 15, a freshman at Rancho Buena High School, was riding his skateboard with some friends when he was struck by a car. Lucas, who was killed in the accident, did not get back up after he was hit. According to witnesses, the driver just kept going.

“It hit him from the back and he flew over the car and just collapsed,” a witness said.

Fortunately, police now believe that they know who struck the boy. The alleged driver reportedly showed up to the accident scene during a candlelight vigil.

According to San Diego Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Jan Caldwell, the unidentified 92-year-old man told police that he thought that he hit something at that time.

“He was driving along and something struck his windshield, he thought it was an owl because it was late at night,” Caldwell said.

The Vista hit-and-run accident is still under investigation by local authorities.

This is a tragic accident that claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy. Out thoughts and condolences go out to his family as well as his classmates.

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