Scott Satterfield hit-and-run La Mesa
Hit-and-Run Driver Scott Satterfield, 61, Kills Pedestrian in La Mesa Crash
LA MESA, CA (April 8, 2021) – Authorities detained Scott Satterfield after a fatal hit-and-run crash in La Mesa two months ago.
Police identified the Spring Valley 61-year-old man as the suspect in the collision that killed a pedestrian on February 27.
The incident happened when Scott Satterfield was driving a white Ford F150 pickup truck in La Mesa. For an unknown reason, he struck Jok Joseph Jok on Bancroft Drive, south of Golondrina Drive.
The San Diego Union-Tribune and ABC 10 News reported the accident shortly after 9 p.m. Firefighters along with the paramedics arrived and found Jok left lying unresponsive on the the side of Bancroft.
Jok Joseph Joke, 18, Victim in Fatal Collision on Bancroft Drive
He sustained critical injuries as a result of the collision. Medical personnel rushed the 18-year-old man to a hospital, where he died on March 5.
Meanwhile, police affirmed that Scott Satterfield did not stop to render aid to the victim and fled the area. Officers soon found him at a Mission Valley motel on Wednesday.
Authorities arrested the suspect on one count of felony hit-and-run. They booked him into the San Diego County Jail with a bail set at $100,000.
The tragic La Mesa hit-and-run crash is still under investigation.
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