Elderly man struck and killed while crossing Orange Cove street
An 89-year-old Orange Cove man was struck and killed by a motorist Friday morning.
Orange Cove Police Chief Marty Rivera said the man, identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Leopoldo Moreno Hernandez, was crossing Park Avenue shortly before 6:30 a.m. when the crash happened.
Rivera said Hernandez was not in a crosswalk when he was hit.
“Our initial investigation indicates that this was an accident,” Rivera said. “The driver was not impaired.”
Rivera also said it was dark at that time of day and the driver did not see Hernandez.
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This story was originally published January 5, 2018 at 3:19 PM with the headline "Elderly man struck and killed while crossing Orange Cove street."