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78-year-old man ID’d as pedestrian killed in collision with car in Fresno

The Fresno police Collision Reconstruction Unit was investigating a fatal collision Thursday morning in southeast Fresno.

A man — identified Friday by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Dinh Nguyen, 78, of Fresno — was killed in the crash.

Sgt. Diana Trueba Vega said the victim was struck by a car about 6:45 a.m. on South Cedar Avenue near East Hamilton Avenue.

Police did not immediately know if the victim was in a crosswalk at the time of the incident.

The driver remained at the scene and was cooperative with officers.

This story was originally published August 26, 2021 at 10:28 AM.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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