SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A pedestrian died Tuesday night after being struck by a truck at a busy intersection in the Midway District, according to the sheriff.
The victim, identified as 65-year-old Rufino Canete, was hit around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Midway Drive, West Point Loma Boulevard, and Sports Arena Boulevard, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
San Diego Police Department Sgt. Sahm Poorsaleh said a woman driving a red truck hit Canete. The driver in the truck remained on scene, and witnesses started CPR for the man.
Police officers on the scene shut down the roads, and the San Diego Fire Department declared the man deceased, according to Poorsaleh.
According to the San Diego Police Department Watch Commander, the woman driving the truck had a steady green light as she was driving north in the 3800 block of Midway Drive. At the same time, the man was in the south crosswalk on Sports Arena Boulevard as he crossed Midway Drive.
The truck hit the man in the northbound lane of Midway Drive at the intersection. SDPD's log said this was not a DUI crash.
