Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed In Crash In Hemet
A 30-year-old man was killed when he darted into the roadway on Mountain Avenue in Hemet on Thursday, police said.
MURRIETA, CA — Police Saturday continued to investigate a crash that left a pedestrian dead in Hemet.
It happened at 7:12 p.m. Thursday when a man walking on the northern edge of Mountain Avenue suddenly darted into the roadway and was struck by a westbound 2002 Honda Civic near Soboba Street, according to Hemet police.
The pedestrian, identified only as a 30-year-old Hemet man, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and later died.
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Authorities said the driver of the Civic, Ismael Baez, 34, of San Bernardino, remained at the scene, cooperated with police and was not suspected of being intoxicated.
—City News Service
