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Huntington Beach police officer fatally strikes pedestrian with patrol vehicle

A 45-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a Huntington Beach Police Department vehicle Saturday morning.

The unidentified man was near the intersection of North Pacific Avenue and Broadway at about 5:35 a.m. when he was hit by a HBPD Ford Explorer that was responding to a radio call, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release.

A Huntington Beach police SUV struck and killed a Rancho Palos Verdes man in Sunset Beach while responding to a call for service early Saturday.

The crash happened at about 5:30 a.m. on North Pacific Avenue, near Broadway, California Highway Patrol officials said in a news release. A pedestrian was hit and later pronounced dead at a hospital. He was identified as Derrick Deon Flanders, 45, of Rancho Palos Verdes by Orange County Coroner’s officials.

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Auto Car Accidents Orange County California Fatality

 February 9, 2022

A car vs. pedestrian accident has claimed the life of a woman in Huntington Beach.

According to HBPD Public Information Officer Jennifer Carey, the incident took place Tuesday before 6:30 p.m. on Beach Boulevard, north of Heil Avenue.

Police found that the walker was deceased in the roadway after being struck by a 2004 Toyota Corolla. The driver, a 76-year-old woman, remained at the scene and cooperated with officers.

It doesn’t appear that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision.

Police believe the Toyota was traveling south on Beach and struck the pedestrian who was in the roadway – outside of the crosswalk – north of Heil Avenue.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or events leading up to it is urged to contact HBPD traffic investigators at (714) 546-5670, (714) 536-5666 or (714) 536-5231.