Man Fatally Struck By Pickup Truck In National City Identified

SAN DIEGO, CA — Authorities Thursday publicly identified the 87-year-old man who was fatally struck by a pickup truck in a National City intersection.

Mariano Pulido of National City was crossing East 24th Street to the south at Highland Avenue when the vehicle hit him shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.

Paramedics tried in vain to revive the victim before pronouncing him dead at the scene of the accident.

Investigators determined that the motorist failed to yield for Pulido while making a left turn from a northbound lane at the intersection, according to the county agency.

— City News Service