Escondido Police officers arrested an Escondido man Saturday in connection with the hit-and-run death of an 11-year-old boy on November 26.
Hector Balderas Amador, 44, was booked into the Vista Detention Facility Saturday on suspicion of felony hit and run causing death. The vehicle involved in the crash was also recovered, according to police.
Officers responded Wednesday at about 5 p.m. to the 400 block of East Washington Avenue, at the intersection of Hickory Street, where they found Aiden Antonio Torres De Paz injured after being struck by a vehicle in the roadway in front of his house, according to Lt. Craig Miller.
Miller said the driver then left the scene.
Witnesses said Aiden went into the street to retrieve a soccer ball when he was hit.
He was transported to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego where he succumbed to his injuries Thanksgiving morning, police said.
Aiden Antonio Torres de Paz was playing outside with another child near the intersection of East Washington Avenue and North Hickory Street on Wednesday night when he was hit.
“We are grateful and appreciative for the trust and partnership our police department shares with the community, which aided in the identification and arrest of the driver in this tragic incident,” Escondido Police Chief Ken Plunkett said.
Balderas was listed on the jail log Saturday as being held without bail, with an arraignment scheduled for Wednesday in Vista Superior Court.