Crime & Safety

65-Year-Old Woman Struck And Killed By SUV In Huntington Beach

Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that took place Saturday night in Huntington Beach.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — An investigation was underway Sunday in the death of a 65-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle in Huntington Beach.

The crash was reported shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Edinger Avenue and Springdale Street, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.

The Huntington Beach resident was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.

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Police determined a silver Toyota 4Runner driven by a 25-year-old Midway City man was eastbound on Edinger when it struck the woman, who was crossing Edinger heading south.

The driver stopped and officers do not believe he was impaired, but do know whether the pedestrian was intoxicated.

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The HBPD Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team is handling the ongoing collision investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or events leading up to it was urged to contact HBPD Traffic Investigator Tam Do at 714-536-5666.

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