Pedestrian killed on Port Chicago Highway

On person is dead and another under investigation after an automobile struck a pedestrian Monday morning.

At 7:42 a.m. Aug. 8, 2016, Concord Police received a report of a vehicle/pedestrian collision at the intersection of Pacheco Street and Port Chicago Highway. Patrol and on-duty traffic unit officers, as well as fire and medical personnel responded to the scene.

Upon arrival, officers found a 55-year-old Concord man suffering from severe injuries. Medical aid was rendered to the injured pedestrian, and he was transferred to a local hospital where he was declared deceased.

The 65-year-old driver involved in the incident remained at the scene and, according to officials, fully cooperated with the police investigation.

Preliminary investigation indicated the involved vehicle, a silver Kia minivan, was northbound on Port Chicago Highway as the pedestrian was crossing the highway at Pacheco Street.

The cause and fault of the collision is still under investigation. Neither drugs nor alcohol appear to have been a factor in the collision.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call traffic investigator Lee Lawrence at (925) 671-5097.

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