Crime & Safety
Update: Highland Park Man Killed in South-Pas Traffic Accident
A 72-year-old man was killed Sunday after being hit by a vehicle at Pasadena Avenue and Arroyo Drive.
A 72-year-old Los Angeles man is dead Sunday after he was struck by a van traveling east on Pasadena Avenue.
Around 7:46 a.m., South Pasadena Police received a call of an
auto/pedestrian traffic accident at Pasadena Avenue and Arroyo Drive.
The man had been walking north in the crosswalk when he was struck by a van traveling east on Pasadena Avenue, according to reports. The pedestrian was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. A death notification is pending.
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According to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the driver is a 71-year-old male from Highland Park.
Police anticipate filing vehicular manslaughter charges.
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There are no signs of intoxication of the driver and blood toxicology is pending.
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