SAN DIEGO, CA – According to ABC 10, authorities have identified the UC San Diego student who was killed in a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision on campus on Saturday.
The victim was named as 19-year-old Carlos Rey Sotelo, of Lake Elsinore, who was a freshman electrical engineering student.
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San Diego police said the collision occurred on Voigt Drive west of Engineer Lane around 11:35 p.m., when Sotelo fell off his skateboard while traveling down a steep hill. While he was lying in the street, a westbound Nissan Maxima driven by a 20-year-old man ran over him.
Sotelo was declared deceased at the scene.
UCSD Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Alysson Satterlund released a memo to students that stated Sotelo lived in the Warren College dorms and was an active member of the Student Success Coaching Program.
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