PLACERVILLE, Calif. — California Highway Patrol has opened an investigation after a 14-year-old girl was hit and killed by a vehicle near Placerville in Camino.
On Twitter, CHP said they are currently investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash on Carson Road. A spokesperson for CHP's Placerville division said the girl was walking eastbound on the north shoulder of Carson Road when she was hit and killed by a westbound Honda CR-V.
Later in the evening, CHP said that the driver in the deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a 14-year-old girl was found.
Herve Leconte didn't see the crash when it happened, but he did hear it. He knew from the sound that something bad had happened.
"There was a girl screaming, saying her friend got hit by a car. So right away, I turned, and I saw the individual on the side of the road," Leconte said.
Leconte says the training that he's had with the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team kicked in at that moment. His wife called 911, his sons directed traffic through chaos, and Leconte himself performed CPR alongside the first responders.
Despite best efforts, the young girl died.
"My thought is, I don’t have words for that," he said.
"The message I want to give to the parents, if they are listening, it’s your daughter was never alone," Leconte added.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the California Highway Patrol at 916-861-1300.
