JURUPA VALLEY (CNS) - A 38-year-old man was struck and killed while attempting to cross a Jurupa Valley street, authorities said Tuesday.
John Bejarano of Jurupa Valley was fatally injured at 8:30 a.m. Monday on Limonite Avenue, just east of Camino Real, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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The agency said Bejarano was walking across the eastbound side of Limonite, heading in a southerly direction, where there is no marked pedestrian crossing when he was hit by an eastbound motorist traveling "at or near the posted speed limit."
The driver, whose identity was not released, immediately stopped and waited for emergency personnel.
Paramedics reached the location within five minutes and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
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The motorist, who wasn't injured, was questioned by deputies but not arrested.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information was asked to contact the sheriff's Jurupa Valley station at 951-955-2600.
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