Crime & Safety

83-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In San Ysidro Crash: Authorities

The man was crossing the street and was hit by an SUV, authorities said.

Eduardo Sanchez of San Ysidro was crossing the street around 6 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of East San Ysidro Boulevard when he was hit by an SUV, authorities said.
Eduardo Sanchez of San Ysidro was crossing the street around 6 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of East San Ysidro Boulevard when he was hit by an SUV, authorities said. (Kyle Will/Patch)

SAN DIEGO — An 83-year-old pedestrian was killed in a weekend crash in San Ysidro, according to authorities.

Eduardo Sanchez of San Ysidro was crossing the street around 6 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of East San Ysidro Boulevard when he was hit by an SUV, authorities said.

He was taken to a local hospital with multiple blunt force injuries, where he was pronounced dead about a day later, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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