Escondido Police Arrest Suspect in Hit-and-Run That Killed 11-Year-Old

Overview

• Police identified the suspect as Hector Balderas Amador, 44, who was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of felony hit-and-run causing death.
• Officers say the vehicle believed to be involved has been recovered.
• The crash occurred just after 5 p.m. on Nov. 26 in front of Aiden Antonio Torres De Paz’s home on East Washington Avenue near North Hickory Street.
• Witnesses reported the child had run into the street to retrieve a soccer ball, and the driver left the scene.
• Jail records list $50,000 bail with an arraignment set for Wednesday in Vista Superior Court.