JAMUL, CA — A pedestrian was fatally struck by an SUV Thursday on a rural road in eastern San Diego County.
The 55-year-old El Cajon man was crossing a dimly lit stretch of state Route 94 near Hillside Drive in Jamul when the eastbound 2017 Hyundai Tucson hit him about 4:15 a.m. Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The victim died at the scene, CHP public-affairs Officer Jasmine Lopez said. His name was withheld pending family notification.
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Intoxication was not a factor in the fatality, Lopez said.
— City News Service
