A passenger vehicle reportedly collided with a City of Public Works utility , killing a worker

Hemet Crash
City Public Works Employee Killed in Hemet Crash on Acacia Ave. near Kirby St.

Hemet, CA. – A City of Hemet Public Works employee died after being struck by a suspected DUI driver on Thursday morning in Hemet.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 6 a.m. on Acacia Avenue near Kirby Street.

A passenger vehicle reportedly collided with a City of Hemet Public Works utility truck.

The city employee was found unresponsive at the scene and was pronounced dead.

The driver who struck the employee remained at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.