Crime & Safety
Driver Existing 60 Freeway Hits, Kills Pedestrian
The victim's name was not yet released.
A man was struck and killed today by a vehicle exiting the Pomona (60) Freeway in South El Monte, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
The accident on North Rosemead Boulevard north of the 60 freeway was reported at 4:22 a.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Francisco Villalobos said.
The victim was a man of about 40, added CHP Tony Polizzi. His name was withheld pending family notification.
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Villalobos said the driver stopped at the scene and was not cited or arrested.
Rosemead Boulevard and the westbound offramp from the 60 Freeway were cleared at 6:59 a.m., according to Villalobos.
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