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Pedestrian walking into traffic killed after he was struck by car south of Fresno

A man on foot was struck and killed by the driver of a Toyota Corolla Monday night south of Fresno, the California Highway reported.

The collision took place at about 6 p.m. near Elm and North avenues. The CHP said the victim was walking south in the northbound lane of Elm when he was struck by the 38-year-old driver of the Toyota. The pedestrian was knocked to the roadway with critical injuries. He died at the scene.

The CHP was investigating late Monday.

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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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