A 28-year-old man walking on the Inland Rail Trail bike path in North County was killed early Sunday morning by a woman who drove for miles on a bike path, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Investigators said the driver was 38-year-old Jessica Boykin, and was behind the wheel of a black Toyota RAV4 on West Mission Road at North Pacific Street in San Marcos a little before 7:30 a.m. when she left the street and turned onto the Inland Rail Trail, staying on the bike path for four miles before the Vista woman hit the man, a National City resident, near the Buena Creek Sprinter Station.
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Despite rescue efforts by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, Vista Fire Department, paramedics and CHP officers, the victim died at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.
Although Boykin fled the scene, according to the CHP, she was located nearby and arrested by CHP officers in Oceanside. She faces a host of charges, including felony hit-and-run, driving under the influence and homicide, the CHP said in a news release issued Monday afternoon. She is being held without bail and is due in court Wednesday afternoon at the North County courthouse.
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Anybody with information about the case is being urged to call the CHP at (760) 643-3400.
