Crime & Safety

Man Killed In Rolando-Area Hit-And-Run ID'd

Roger Calahan, 42, was struck by a vehicle while lying in the roadway, officials said.

Roger Calahan, 42, was struck by a vehicle while lying in the roadway, according to police and the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
Roger Calahan, 42, was struck by a vehicle while lying in the roadway, according to police and the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — Authorities have publicly identified a homeless man who was fatally injured last month in a hit-and-run on a Rolando-area street.

Roger Calahan, 42, was struck by a vehicle while lying in the roadway in the 6300 block of El Cajon Boulevard shortly before 5 a.m. May 20, according to police and the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.

Following the impact, the motorist pulled over and helped Calahan get out of the street, then got back into the vehicle and fled, police said.

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Paramedics took the victim to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he died nine days later, the county agency reported.

— City News Service

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