WATSONVILLE — A Freedom driver struck and killed a 53-year-old Royal Oaks pedestrian outside Watsonville this week.
Around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, a 35-year-old driver was traveling southbound on Green Valley Road near Pinto Lake Road in a gray 2006 Toyota Camry, according to the California Highway Patrol. The female pedestrian was walking in the area when she was struck by the Camry. Despite life-saving efforts for major injuries, the pedestrian died at the crash site, according to the CHP.
Release of the crash victim’s name remained pending notification of next-of-kin.
CHP officials continued to investigate the crash’s cause on Tuesday afternoon and did not believe that alcohol and/or drugs were factors in this crash.