Fatal accident in Capitola, Saturday night
A 60-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a car in Capitola, Saturday night.
The accident happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. Capitola Police say the man was walking across the street in the 800 block of Bay Avenue, when he was hit by a woman exiting the Nob Hill parking lot. The 50-year-old driver, a Soquel resident, told police that she was in the right-hand lane on Bay Avenue when the victim appeared in the road, and she was unable swerve away.
The victim, who remains unidentified, was transported to Dominican Hospital where he later died.
The Capitola Police Department says the driver was determined to not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and is cooperating in the investigation.
