Authorities Monday identified a 44-year-old La Mesa man who died about six hours after he was struck by a vehicle while walking near Grossmont Center.
Matthew McConnell was struck about 9 p.m. Friday while walking against a red light at the intersection of Fletcher Parkway and Nagel Street, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, which cited the results of a preliminary investigation by La Mesa police.
The driver of the vehicle that hit McConnell stopped and called 911, and paramedics took the pedestrian to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where died at 3:19 p.m. Saturday or severe brain trauma and other injuries.
—City News Service