A pickup truck struck and fatally injured a 73-year-old man Tuesday in an East County intersection.
The Ford F-150 hit the pedestrian shortly after 9:30 a.m. as the driver was making a left turn from southbound Seventh Street onto state Route 78 in Ramona, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The victim — who had the right of way at the time of the crash — was airlifted to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, where he was pronounced dead. The Ramona resident’s name was withheld pending family notification.
Intoxication was not believed to have been a factor in the accident, said CHP public-affairs Officer Travis Garrow.
Updated at 3:35 p.m. Feb. 26, 2019
— City News Service
