{"id":150570,"date":"2026-01-26T21:59:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/150570\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:59:14","slug":"california-woman-accused-of-running-over-and-killing-6-year-old-boy-and-then-running-over-him-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/150570\/","title":{"rendered":"California woman accused of running over and killing 6-year-old boy, and then running over him again"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A woman is accused of hitting a six-year-old boy riding a bike in San Diego<\/a>\u2019s Pacific Beach neighborhood \u2013 then pressing the accelerator and running him over again before fleeing the scene, according to police.<\/p>\n

Charges are set to be announced against 32-year-old Tiffany Sanchez in the death of Hudson O\u2019Loughlin after his family launched a petition demanding justice<\/a>, Law & Crime reported. <\/a><\/p>\n

The first grader was riding bikes with family members on Saturday and crossing an alley on Pacific Beach Drive near Ingraham Street around 3:45 p.m. when Sanchez struck him with her SUV, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune<\/a>, citing police.<\/p>\n

Investigators say Sanchez slammed into the child, knocking him off his bike, stopped for several seconds, and then accelerated over his body. Sanchez was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence and hit-and-run causing death. <\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the San Diego County District Attorney\u2019s Office confirmed to Law&Crime that Sanchez had been released from jail, that charges have been formally filed, and that she is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Hudson O’Loughlin was riding on his bike in San Diego on January 17 when he was fatally struck by an SUV driven by 32-year-old Tiffany Sanchez (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

Witness David Morrow, who was driving behind Sanchez, saw the horrific tragedy unfold before his eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lady in front of me cut right into the alley and didn\u2019t see the kid, obviously, and ran over the kid,\u201d Morrow told KFMB<\/a>. He said Sanchez then drove away without checking on Hudson.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight after she hit the kid, she ran over him twice,\u201d he said. \u201cLike, both wheels ran over the kid. She stopped right in front for about ten seconds. That\u2019s when I pulled behind her and got her license number, and then she took off.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe took off and I started to roll forward and the guy \u2013 the father \u2013 stopped me from going anywhere,\u201d Morrow added. \u201cI was going to chase her down.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Sanchez was not charged immediately, Hudson\u2019s family launched a petition titled \u201cUrge the County District Attorney: We Need Justice for Hudson.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cHudson O\u2019Loughlin was biking with his family on the sidewalk in Pacific Beach when he was hit and killed by a violent driver, who fled the scene,\u201d the petition states. \u201cThe driver was later arrested thanks to the vigilance of bystanders. We need your help to make sure the District Attorney pursues charges that reflect the horrific nature of the crime.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A GoFundMe page created for the family describes Hudson as a \u2018vibrant\u2019 and \u2018deeply loved\u2019 child who \u2018loved all things science, and his energy was contagious\u2019 (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

Hudson\u2019s aunt, Nicole O\u2019Loughlin, echoed those demands in a Facebook post.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis was not an accident,\u201d O\u2019Loughlin said. \u201cAfter an initial collision that threw Hudson from his bike, the driver chose to accelerate instead of stopping to help, fatally running him over and then fleeing the scene. The facts show a clear disregard for human life.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cHudson, his family, and the San Diego community deserve accountability. I am urging the District Attorney to charge the driver with a felony and pursue justice to the fullest extent of the law. Anything less would be an injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Monday, flowers, stuffed animals and handwritten notes lined the crash site at a memorial as community members gathered to mourn Hudson\u2019s death. The San Diego Unified School District announced grief counselors would be available on Tuesday at McKinley Elementary School.<\/p>\n

A GoFundMe<\/a> page created for the family describes Hudson as a \u201cvibrant\u201d and \u201cdeeply loved\u201d child who \u201cloved all things science, and his energy was contagious.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe filled every room with his spirit and had a passion for BMX, cycling, swimming, skating, and building with Legos,\u201d the post continued. \u201cWhether he was racing on his bike, splashing in the pool, or creating new Lego masterpieces, Hudson\u2019s adventurous and creative nature inspired everyone around him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHudson was a bright, curious young boy with his whole life ahead of him,\u201d the child\u2019s aunt said on Facebook. \u201cHis death has shaken all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":{"0":"post-150570","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-california-headlines","10":"tag-california-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}