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Public’s Help Needed to Identify Victim of an Accident

Forensic Sketch Artist PJ Puterbaugh created this image of the unidentified accident victim
Forensic Sketch Artist PJ Puterbaugh created this image of the unidentified accident victim
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San Diego County Medical Examiner’s investigators are asking for the public’s help to identify a woman fatally hit by a car while crossing Cuyamaca Street north of Weld Boulevard in El Cajon late in the evening of September 22.

The driver stopped and called 911. El Cajon police officers and Santee firefighters arrived to help, but she died at the scene.

The unidentified black woman is approximately 40-50 years old, 5’3, 110 lbs., brown eyes, grey and black short, curly hair.  She did not have identification with her at the time of the incident and investigators are unable to identify her with fingerprints.

A forensic sketch artist has created a possible photo of the woman and some of the clothes she was wearing when the accident occurred.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Investigations Unit of the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office at (858) 694-2905 and reference case number 2023-03094.

Chuck Westerheide is a group communications officer with the County of San Diego Communications Office. Contact