Man Hit by SUV and Killed in Huntington Beach

Man Hit by SUV and Killed in Huntington Beach
A Huntington Beach Police vehicle in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Nov. 12, 2020. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
City News Service
11/8/2022
Updated:
11/8/2022
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A Laguna Beach man was fatally struck by an SUV Nov. 7 in Huntington Beach.

Officers went to Beach Boulevard north of Slater Avenue about 2:30 a.m., the Huntington Beach Police Department reported.

The 30-year-old man died at the scene, police said. His name was withheld pending notification of his relatives.

The driver of the Jeep Compass, a 50-year-old Fountain Valley man, remained at the scene, police said. His name was not released.

“It does not appear that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision,” police said in a statement. “Based on the preliminary investigation, the Compass was traveling northbound on Beach Boulevard and struck the male pedestrian who was in the northbound lanes of Beach Boulevard at the time of the collision.”

Anyone with information on the case was urged to call 714-536-5670.