A motorist drove on a sidewalk Thursday morning in San Bernardino, andΒ one pedestrian was killedΒ and another was injured, a police sergeant said.
The crash was reported at 8:59 a.m. Dec. 26 in theΒ 1500 block of West Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino police Sgt. Vicki Cervantes said in a statement.
Rosa Deloera,Β 29, ofΒ Colton,Β was driving a 2006 Scion east on Rialto Avenue and she told investigators "she thought sheΒ either hit something in the roadway or her car had a mechanical problem . . . . " Cervantes said.
"She said this caused her vehicle to unexpectedly pull to the right, which is when she lost controlΒ of her steering and drove up onto the sidewalk south of the roadway where the front of herΒ vehicle hit two pedestrians that were walking on the sidewalk at that location," Cervantes said.
A 32-year-old San BernardinoΒ man on the sidewalk was struck and fatally injured, Cervantes said.Β He was taken toΒ Arrowhead Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.
Crystal Agustina Lara,Β 21,Β of San Bernardino, was also on the sidewalk, Cervantes said. She was struckΒ and injured and taken toΒ Loma Linda University Medical Center, where she was in stable condition.
Deloera was also injured and sheΒ was taken toΒ San Bernardino Community Hospital, Cervantes said. She was treated and released.
"There is no indication that drugs or alcohol is a factor in this collision," Cervantes said.
The crashΒ investigation was continuing.Β Anyone with more info was urged to call
San Bernardino police Traffic Officer M. Gonzalez at (909) 384-5791.
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