An Escondido resident was hospitalized after being hit and severely wounded by a driver who is an off-duty Escondido Police Department employee.
Escondido police said the driver is"a non-sworn civilian employee" of the Escondido Police Department. The employee stayed at the scene was neither driving a city vehicle, nor working at the time.
"It is yet to be determined to what extent alcohol may have been a factor," Escondido police wrote in a news release. In the interest of transparency, the news release states, Escondido Police Chief Varso has requested that California Highway Patrol take over investigating the incident. All documents and evidence related to the case will be turned over to the CHP investigator assigned to the case, police wrote.
Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to call CHP Oceanside Area Office at 760-643-3400.
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