NICE, Calif. – An 84-year-old Lucerne man died Saturday evening after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Highway 20.
The California Highway Patrol said the fatal crash occurred at 5:20 p.m. Saturday on Highway 20 at Pomo Way, which is the entrance to Robinson Rancheria.
The name of the man who died was not released on Sunday pending the notification of next of kin, the CHP said.
The CHP said that Douglas Williams, 56, of Lucerne was driving his 2001 Ford Escort eastbound on Highway 20 approaching Pomo Way at an unknown speed, while the pedestrian was crossing the highway at Pomo Way, from north to south.
For reasons that investigators have yet to determine, Williams was unable to see the pedestrian until just before he hit him, the CHP said.
Williams swerved his car to the left but was unable to avoid hitting the pedestrian, who hit the car's right side headlight, bumper, hood and windshield, and was thrown onto the highway's south shoulder, according to the CHP.
Northshore Fire medical personnel arrived and pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene, the CHP said.
The CHP said Williams was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash and was not injured.
Williams was evaluated at the scene, and was not under the influence, the CHP reported. It was not known at the time of the CHP's Sunday report if the pedestrian was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The crash investigation is still under way, and is being conducted by CHP Officer Alva.
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Pedestrian hit, killed in Saturday Highway 20 crash
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