Teenage girl hospitalized after hit and run in Torrey Pines

Dayton Milley, Staff Writer • September 26, 2025

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A hit-and-run incident involving a reckless driver resulted in serious injuries to a Torrey Pines High School student on August 22. Following a Torrey Pines football game, the girl and five of her friends were headed to a shopping mall near their school. The footage of the crash shows the six girls crossing the street as the car suddenly accelerates. Though the girls tried to run away, the car managed to strike the teen in the back of the group.

Madi Danko, a junior at Torrey Pines, spoke on the situation, “I feel really bad for her, and she doesn’t deserve this, and I hope people take this seriously because some kids at school thought it was funny.”

NBC 7 states that the girl was soon rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with a concussion. Witnesses and friends of the victim believe that the driver was under the influence of drugs and alcohol and was purposefully trying to scare the teens by speeding towards them, but this has yet to be confirmed. As of today, the suspect is not in custody but could face a hit-and-run charge and possibly jail time up to 6 months. ABC 10 reports that the parents of the victim recently spoke about the situation and said that this incident has dramatically impacted their family. Their daughter cannot lead the same life she did before the accident and has had to drop out of one of her AP classes and quit flag football.

“Life has changed since last Friday. It’s very hard to think anything like that could happen,” says the victim’s mother.

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Dayton Milley, Staff Writer

Dayton Milley is a sophomore and a first year journalism student. She wanted to join journalism because writing has always been something she has enjoyed since a young age. She is excited to research the school stories and create reports on them for students to read. She is especially excited to document school sport events and be able to watch our student athletes play. Outside of school her hobbies include riding horses, reading, and going to the beach. One goal Dayton has for journalism is to become a stronger writer and also strengthen her conversation skills through interviewing people at school. She hopes to improve her ability to think of follow up questions and uncover thoughtful answers from the people she interviews. She is overall excited to be a reporter for Hi-Tide and to learn deeper about our school’s events.