A man who police say may have been under the influence of alcohol hit and killed a 14-year-old girl on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach on Saturday night, police say.
Police responded to reports of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian around 6:47 p.m. in the area of Balboa Boulevard and Palm Street, about one block from the Balboa Fun Zone.
The pedestrian, a 14-year-old girl, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity was not immediately made available.
The vehicle’s driver, identified by police as 30-year-old Fontana resident Joseph Alcazar, remained at the scene. He was arrested on suspicion of homicide by traffic fatality and cruelty to a child.
Police believe alcohol may have been a factor in the collision.
No additional details were immediately made available.
