Man hit and killed in Carlsbad; arrested

CARLSBAD, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Officers made an arrest early Friday in Carlsbad after a man was struck and killed by a car, police said.

Just before 3:30 a.m., Carlsbad police responded to the 2300 block of Rue Des Chateaux near Buena Vista Lagoon after receiving a call about an altercation, police said. The caller later told police that one of the people involved had been struck by a car.

When officers arrived, they found an injured man near the road, police said. Oceanside Fire Department personnel arrived and attempted to rescue the man, but he died.

Minutes later, officers saw a vehicle drive away from the scene and stopped it in the 700 block of Raintree Drive, police said. Officers detained the driver and passengers, police said.

Police booked 41-year-old Robert Owens of Escondido into the Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of murder.

Authorities have not released the victim’s name.