HE’S A SUPER DONOR
SAN DIEGO
Authorities publicly identified a UC San Diego student who was fatally struck by a vehicle on campus after he fell from his skateboard.
Carlos Rey Sotelo, 19, of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, was riding a skateboard down a steep hill on Voigt Drive west of Engineer Lane when he fell to the ground about 11:35 p.m. Saturday, according to San Diego police and the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.
A 20-year-old man driving west in a Nissan Maxima ran over Sotelo while he was still lying in the middle of the roadway, police said. The victim died at the scene.
Sotelo was a first-year electrical engineering student who lived in the Warren College dorms, UCSD Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Alysson Satterlund said in a memo sent to students and staff Monday.
He also was an active member in the Student Success Coaching Program and worked at Foodworx in the Matthews Apartments on campus.
“We offer our sincere condolences to Carlos’ family at this sad
Two gunmen rob employee at Otay Mesa smoke shop
OTAY MESA
Two men, each armed with a gun, robbed an employee at a smoke shop in the Otay Mesa area of south San Diego on Monday night, police said.
The robbery was reported about 8:40 p.m. at the shop on Beyer Way near Palm Avenue.
“The two males demanded cash and smoke items from the clerk,” Officer John Buttle said in a statement. “The clerk complied, was not injured and the loss is unknown at this time.”
The pair made off in a dark-colored sedan. One of them was described as 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was wearing a black beanie, a jacket and dark pants, police said. The other robber was said to be 5 feet 8 inches tall. He was wearing a hoodie and gray or black pants.
No further information was immediately available.