A 35-year-old Bakersfield man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Orange County early Sunday morning, authorities say. \u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the Santa Ana Police Department, multiple calls regarding a pedestrian who had been struck at the intersection of Warner Avenue and Yale Street in Santa Ana around 4:53 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
First responders rushed to the scene and found the pedestrian lying in the roadway with “significant” injuries, SAPD said in a media release issued early Monday afternoon. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The victim, identified as 35-year-old Esteban Ramon Renterian of Bakersfield, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead despite lifesaving measures. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Based on the preliminary investigation, Renterian was crossing southbound on Warner Ave. outside of a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a vehicle traveling eastbound,” Santa Ana police said. “The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, cooperated with the investigation and did not appear to be impaired.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anyone with further information on the crash is asked to contact Santa Ana Police Department Detective Corporal M. Pardo: 714-245-8208.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tips can also be relayed to SAPD’s Traffic Division: 714-245-8200.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The investigation into the incident is being led by the Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigation Unit.<\/p>\n
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