Escondido Man Suspected of Murder in Case of Victim Run Down by Car in Carlsbad

A man suspected of killing another man early Friday by running him down near Buena Vista Lagoon was arrested during a traffic stop and jailed on suspicion of murder.

Patrol officers responding to a report of a disturbance found the victim lying near the roadway in the 2300 block of Rue Des Chateaux at about 3:30 a.m., according to Carlsbad police.

The victim, whose name was withheld pending family notification, died at the scene.

A short time later, officers spotted the suspect in a car leaving the area and pulled it over in the 700 block of Raintree Drive, just west of Interstate 5, Detective Jordan Walker said.

Officers arrested one of the occupants, Robert Cameron Owens, 41, of Escondido, on suspicion of killing the victim.

Police did not disclose a suspected motive.

They booked Owens, who is being held without bail, into the county jail in Vista. An arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

– City News Service