Man Hit, Killed Crossing Road To Collect Flower In Encinitas

Man Hit, Killed Crossing Road To Collect Flower In Encinitas

ENCINITAS, CA – A man crossing a street to pick a flower was hit and killed by a car on Encinitas Mother’s Day.

The accident happened around 4pm. Sunday on Piraeus Street near Normandy Road, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

The vehicle stopped on a bicycle road heading south on Piraeus Street and a male passenger got out, shert’s sgt. William Clem said. The man crossed paths to the south and north and to the east shoulder to pick a flower. A car heading north on Piraeus Street hit him.

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The man was taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Clem said. The driver of the car was not injured.

“At this time, alcohol and / or drugs are not the cause of the collision,” Clem said.

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Anyone with information about the accident was asked to call the Encinitas Traffic Division at 760-966-3500.

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