Crime & Safety
Big Bear Lake Man Struck and Killed Trying to Walk Across SR 38 in Mentone
The fatal crash occurred about 6:40 p.m. Oct. 23 at Mentone Boulevard and Crafton Avenue in Mentone, coroner's personnel said.
Update 12:14 p.m. A 61-year-old man who died Tuesday Oct. 23 when he was struck by a car on State Route 38 in Mentone was a resident of Big Bear Lake, Deputy Coroner Andrew Avery said in a phone interview.
Posted 11:54 a.m. A pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday evening when he tried to walk across State Route 38 in Mentone, according to the coroner.
The victim, a 61-year-old man, was identified by the coroner as a resident of the Big Bear area.
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The fatal crash occurred about 6:40 p.m. Oct. 23 at Mentone Boulevard and Crafton Avenue in Mentone, coroner's personnel said in a statement.
The man was walking south across Mentone Boulevard, also known as State Route 38, when he was struck by a 2000 Acura that was headed east on the 38, according to the coroner.
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Paramedics responded and pronounced him dead at the scene.
The man's name was withheld pending family notification. The California Highway Patrol was investigating.
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