A 69-year-old man was struck and killed by an SUV on ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s south side Friday, police say.
Officers responded to the West Valencia Road and South 12th Avenue intersection at 8 p.m. for a serious-injury pedestrian collision.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Fire personnel were already on scene administering first aid, but the pedestrian, Jose Edgardo Durazo-Islas, was declared dead at the scene, police said in a news release.
Witnesses told detectives that Durazo-Islas was crossing Valencia Road about 250 feet west of the 12th Avenue crosswalk when struck by an eastbound Nissan Xterra.Â
The Xterra's 18-year-old driver stopped and cooperated with the investigation. A DUI officer determined she was not impaired at the time of the crash.Â
However, she did register blood alcohol content "far below the legal limit of 0.08 BAC," police said.Â
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She was cited at the scene for minor in possession of alcohol.Â