Crime & Safety
Trash Truck Runs Over, Kills Man On San Diego Street
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A man was run over and killed by a trash truck Tuesday in downtown San Diego, police reported.
The victim crawled from the west sidewalk of 1000 Sixth Avenue into the roadway at 5:23 a.m. Tuesday, according to Officer Sarah Foster of the San Diego Police Department. He was said to be in his 30s.
The 59-year-old man driving the private trash truck was traveling southbound and struck the victim as he lay in the roadway, Foster said.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. SDPD traffic units were handling the investigation.
— City News Service
