Mariano Pulido Killed in National City Accident on Highland Avenue at East 24th Street
National City, California (July 7, 2022) – 87-year-old Mariano Murillo Pulido has been identified as the man fatally struck by a vehicle on Tuesday morning in National City in San Diego, according to a California Highway Patrol report.
The fatal collision occurred at about 8:20 a.m. on July 5, on Highland Avenue at East 24th Street.
Per dispatch, Pulido was walking south in the west crosswalk when he was hit by a pickup truck. The pickup driver turned left on a green light when he hit the man.
The impact of the collision caused blunt force injuries to Pulido. He was declared dead at the site by the responding firefighters and medical personnel.
It was not immediately known if the driver stopped at the scene or if they fled after the collision.
An investigation is underway.
Crash Fatalities in California Went Up in 2021, Early Federal Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities caused by traffic crashes on U.S. freeways reached a 16-year high in 2021. The crash deaths also increased in almost every state, including California, according to NHTSA.
According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021 in the US. This shows a 10.5% increase from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
In California, 4,258 people died in traffic collisions in 2021 – a 10.7% increase from 2020's 3,847, as per the NHTSA report titled – “Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021.”
According to the traffic deaths estimates, in the two-state region that includes Arizona and California, crash fatalities in 2021 are projected to go up by 10% over the previous year.
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