Traffic & Transit
Pedestrian Killed On SR-74 East Of Menifee: CHP
The fatal SR-74 crash was reported east of Sultanas Road at 12:05 a.m. Friday.
HOMELAND, CA — A man who was walking across state Route 74 in Homeland just after midnight died from injuries after he was struck by a vehicle, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The 35-year-old Hemet man was crossing mid-block, east of Sultanas Road, at 12:05 a.m. Friday when he was struck in the #1 lane by a 2014 Chevy Cruze driven by a 19-year-old Hemet woman, according to the CHP's preliminary report.
The man was not in a crosswalk and there were no street lights in the area, the CHP said.
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The man died at the scene.
The woman was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and she was not arrested, according to the CHP.
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The identity of the deceased has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
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