LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a Lucerne man who died Saturday after being hit by a car while he was walking across Highway 20.
Lt. Steve Brooks identified the pedestrian who was hit as Herbert Edward Muellerleile, 84.
The California Highway Patrol said Muellerleile was crossing Highway 20 at Pomo Way – the entrance to Robinson Rancheria – shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday when he was hit by a 2001 Ford Escort driven by 56-year-old Lucerne resident Douglas Williams.
Williams had been unable to see Muellerleile until just before hitting him. Muellerleile died at the scene, the CHP said.
The CHP said the crash remains under investigation.
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Pedestrian killed in weekend crash identified
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