18-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Riverside County

PERRIS, CA — Authorities Sunday identified an 18-year-old pedestrian who was fatally struck by a vehicle in Mead Valley.

The crash was reported at 6:04 p.m. Saturday in the 21100 block of Nandina Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Witnesses told the CHP that a gray or silver Honda sedan was speeding at 90 mph when it struck the pedestrian and flipped over, but the state agency said Monday that the 19-year-old driver's speed was unknown and he wasn't under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department. The Riverside County coroner's office identified her as 18-year-old Rosa Martinez of Moreno Valley.

The driver of the sedan was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

No arrests were announced.

—City News Service