California: Bradley Megginson charged with killing kid; DUI suspected by Temecula Police

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Bradley Megginson

Temecula, Calif. — 2013-09-20 —According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, September 15,  2013, officers from the Temecula Police Department responded to the area of the  29000 block of Pujol Street, Temecula, regarding a reported traffic collision  involving a pedestrian and a motor vehicle.   Upon the officers’ arrival, along with other rescue personnel, they  discovered a male juvenile in the roadway of Pujol Street who was suffering  from major injuries and was taken to a local hospital by medical personnel.

Further investigation  revealed the male juvenile, a 6-year-old resident of Temecula, ran into the  roadway from behind a parked vehicle and was struck by a vehicle traveling  southbound on Pujol Street. Several witnesses were located at the scene and  assisted in the investigation. The driver of the vehicle, Bradley Megginson of  Temecula, was not injured and remained at the scene. Mr. Megginson was  interview by investigating officers and was arrested and booked into the  Southwest Detention Center for Vehicular Manslaughter.

At this time of the  investigation, alcohol involvement is suspected as a factor in this collision  and the investigation is continuing.  The  roadway was closed for approximately five hours while members of the Temecula  Police Department’s Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team conducted their  investigation.

Anyone with information  that would assist the officers investigating this collision is encouraged to  call the Temecula Police Department’s Traffic

Division at 951-696-3000.