HUNTINGTON BEACH (CNS) - A pedestrian who was apparently tending to ducks on a Huntington Beach roadway was fatally struck by a vehicle Monday.
The pedestrian -- a 57-year-old woman from Huntington Beach -- was struck about 6:30 a.m. at Heil Avenue west of Bradbury Lane, police said.
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The driver of the 2014 Mazda 6 -- a 61-year-old man from Huntington -- remained at the scene and fully cooperated with officers, who do not suspect at this time that he was impaired, police said.
The car was westbound on Heil when the driver struck the pedestrian, who was in the street and not in a crosswalk, police said. Police suspect the pedestrian was tending to ducks in the roadway when she was hit by the car, police said.
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An SUV may have also been involved in the collision, police said. Anyone who saw the collision or has other relevant information for investigators was asked to call 714-535-5670.
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