Hemet police investigate fatal traffic collision.
Just before midnight on 08/11/2013, the City of Hemet Police Dispatch Center received a call of an injury traffic collision in the 1400 block of E. Florida Ave. Responding officers found two pedestrians down in the roadway, one of them was deceased and the other had suffered major injuries. The injured pedestrian was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive his injuries. The driver of the vehicle that struck them was contacted at the scene.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle was driving west on Florida Ave. under the speed limit according to witnesses. The pedestrians crossed the street in front of the vehicle, and the driver of the vehicle did not see them until it was too late. It is not believed that the driver of the vehicle was under the influence of any drugs or alcohol.
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