Crime & Safety

Update: Pedestrian Killed on Pasadena Avenue

A 72-year-old man was killed Sunday after being hit by a vehicle at Pasadena Avenue and Arroyo Drive.

A 72-year-old Los Angeles man is dead Sunday after he was struck by a van traveling east on Pasadena Avenue. 

Around 7:46 a.m., South Pasadena Police received a call of an
auto/pedestrian traffic accident at Pasadena Avenue and Arroyo Drive.

The man had been walking north in the crosswalk when he was struck by a van traveling east on Pasadena Avenue, according to reports. The pedestrian was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. A death notification is pending. 

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The driver is a 77-year-old male from Los Angeles, and police anticipate filing vehicular manslaughter charges.

There are no signs of intoxication of the driver and blood toxicology is pending.

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