El Cajon grandfather killed by hit-and-run driver while walking home from church

EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) – An East County family is grieving the loss of a beloved grandfather, struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while walking home from church.

Feet from a small memorial at the crash site, a brother-in-law, nephew and son stood together in grief.

“I’ve lost my best friend. Half of my heart is broken, said Wisam Youhanna.

On Sunday morning, Youhana’s father, 81-year-old Augustine Youhanna Sana, was doing what he’s done every day since his wife passed away in January: Attending services at St. Peter’s Chaldean Cathedral in El Cajon.

After leaving church, he walked a few blocks. At the intersection of Jamacha Road and Brabham Street, just blocks from home, Issac Askandar, who was stopped at a red light, says Sana got a walk signal and walked a few feet into the crosswalk.

I saw a gold car coming down the mountain at a high rate of speed. It took the right turn very quickly and hit the gentleman, said Askandar.

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