Crime & Safety
Another Pedestrian Killed in Newport Beach
A San Francisco man was killed while crossing MacArthur Boulevard Saturday night, less than a week after another pedestrian fatality.
A pedestrian from San Francisco was struck and killed by a motorist in Newport Beach just before midnight, a police sergeant said today. It’s the city’s second pedestrian fatality in less than a week.
The pedestrian was later identified as Mohamad Abdelwahhab, 36, of San Francisco, according to the coroner’s office.
No arrests were made and the driver was cooperative with police, said Newport Beach police Sgt. Josh Comte.
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The crash was about 11:45 p.m. Saturday in the area of Von Karman Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, Comte said.
Abdelwahhab was crossing MacArthur Boulevard outside of a crosswalk when he was struck by a silver Toyota Yaris going north, according to Newport Beach Police Investigator Scott Grecco.
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The driver was not injured, Grecco said.
Newport Beach police investigators asked anyone who saw the death to call them at (949) 644-3747.
On Wednesday, Darrin Wells, 44, died at the scene of the accident near the intersection of Newport Boulevard and Industrial Way around 3 a.m.
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