A 59-year-old man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Modesto on Tuesday night. According to FOX40, the man was found lying on S. 9th Street, south of River Road, when he was struck by a passing sedan. The California Highway Patrol responded to the scene at around 6:43 p.m. and confirmed that the man had died from his injuries.
The driver of the sedan, a woman, was not injured and stayed at the scene, cooperating with authorities. The reason the man was lying in the roadway is still unknown. The California Highway Patrol's investigation found that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the incident, as reported by KCRA.
Details about the fatal pedestrian accident are still unclear, and officials have not released the identity of the man who died. The investigation is ongoing, and the community is awaiting more information, as stated by KCRA.
