Crime & Safety

Car Fatally Strikes Pedestrian In Mira Mesa

Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — A car struck and killed a pedestrian on a Mira Mesa thoroughfare Friday, authorities reported.

The southbound vehicle hit the man on Black Mountain Road at Gemini Avenue shortly before 5:30 a.m., according to the San Diego Police Department.

Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the department said. His identity was not immediately available.

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Police closed Black Mountain Road to through traffic while investigating the fatal accident.

— City News Service

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