Man, 56, critically injured after car strikes him near First Street and Olive Avenue in Fresno, California
Man Seriously Injured In Car Vs. Pedestrian Crash
The driver of the car, identified by police as a 64-year-old female, was present at the scene. Police said according to the driver, witnesses, and other evidence at the scene, the pedestrian was walking west on the south side of Olive, and suddenly crossed the eastbound lanes of Olive, without looking for traffic. The pedestrian, according to police, walked in front of the car, which was traveling west on Olive.
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