Victor Molinar Jr., Marine from Riverside, killed in hit-and-run in California

Sunday, January 13, 2019
RIVERSIDE, Ill. (WLS) -- An 18-year-old Marine from west suburban Riverside was killed last weekend in a hit-and-run crash in San Diego, California.

Pfc. Victor Molinar Jr., who had graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School last year, had just finished boot camp and was going through infantry training in San Diego.
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Molinar was out with friends when he was hit.

Molinar's sister said he always wanted to serve his country and made his entire family proud.
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He had planned to eventually return to the Chicago area to become a firefighter.

His body will be brought back to Chicago on Tuesday, his family said.
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