Navy Man Killed By Box Truck In Oceanside ID'd

OCEANSIDE, CA – Authorities Monday released the name of a 43-year-old Navy man who was struck and killed by a box truck while checking out a mechanical problem on his own vehicle alongside state Route 76 in Oceanside.

Victor Velez of Camp Pendleton pulled over on the eastbound highway near Foussat Road around 4:30 p.m. Saturday and was struck by the oncoming truck after stepping into the roadway, according to Oceanside police and the county Medical Examiner's Office.

Velez was taken to a hospital where he later died, authorities said.

The 53-year-old Fallbrook man behind the wheel of the truck was not suspected of speeding or driving while intoxicated, police said.

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