Update: Pedestrian hit and killed on Blackstone Avenue identified as Fresno man
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- Police investigate fatal pedestrian collision on Blackstone Avenue Sunday.
- Victim crossed east into northbound lanes outside crosswalk and was struck.
- Driver stopped, cooperated; Collision Reconstruction Unit closed northbound Blackstone.
The Fresno Police Department investigated a fatal collision involving a pedestrian Sunday night.
Officers responded to the collision at 7 p.m. at Blackstone Avenue, just south of Clinton Avenue.
According to police, the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk or was in an unmarked intersection as he was crossing east on Blackstone. He went into the northbound lanes and failed to yield to traffic and was struck by an SUV.
Officers arrived and rendered first aid, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead.
He was identified Tuesday by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Edward Rouw, 59, of Fresno.
The driver stopped and was cooperative with officers, police said.
Police said there was no evidence or sign of intoxication.
The department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit took over the investigation.
This story was originally published October 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM.
