RICHMOND, CA —A man killed while crossing the street in Richmond Saturday has been identified as 68-year-old Maravilla Alfredo Ortega, according to a Richmond police spokesman.
Ortega was crossing Cutting Boulevard in the 1500 block when he was struck and killed by a vehicle at about 2:30 p.m., according to Richmond police spokesman Lt. Felix Tan.
Ortega, a Richmond resident, died at the scene, Tan said.
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The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and was not arrested.
TRAFFIC ADVISORY -both directions of Cutting Blvd shut down 4 hrs. due to fatal accident investigation. Traffic diverted @17 St. & Marina Wy pic.twitter.com/tkTcMLwOVV
— Richmond Police, CA (@RPDCAOnline) June 3, 2017
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