Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Struck and Killed Near Mount Miguel High School Identified

Dominic Penney was walking across Sweetwater Road at Blossom Lane when a southbound black Ford Mustang hit him about 9:40 p.m. Saturday.

Authorities released the name Monday of a 20-year-old Spring Valley man on a roadway near his home.

Dominic Penney was walking across Sweetwater Road at Blossom Lane when a southbound black Ford Mustang hit him about 9:40 p.m. Saturday, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office and California Highway Patrol.

Penney died of head injuries at the scene. It was unclear if the motorist, whose name was not released, might face charges over the accident.

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