Azusa man struck, killed by car
AZUSA -- Authorities Saturday released the name of a 62-year-old Azusa man who died after being struck by a car while crossing Gladstone Street in an unincorporated county area near Azusa.
John Allen Macadam died at the scene of the 7 p.m. Friday collision on westbound Gladstone at Fenimore Avenue, Coroner's officials said.
Macadam was crossing northbound across Gladstone and a 42-year-old Baldwin Park man was driving a 1997 Saturn sedan westbound on the street when the pedestrian was hit, California Highway Patrol officials said in a written statement.
"When Mr. Macadam entered the westbound lanes of Gladstone Street, he was struck by (the westbound) vehicle," the statement said.
The driver was not hurt, officials said.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation, according to the CHP. Investigators were looking into, but could not confirm, reports that Macadam was trying to prevent a dog from getting struck when he himself was hit.
John Allen Macadam died at the scene of the 7 p.m. Friday collision on westbound Gladstone at Fenimore Avenue, Coroner's officials said.
Macadam was crossing northbound across Gladstone and a 42-year-old Baldwin Park man was driving a 1997 Saturn sedan westbound on the street when the pedestrian was hit, California Highway Patrol officials said in a written statement.
"When Mr. Macadam entered the westbound lanes of Gladstone Street, he was struck by (the westbound) vehicle," the statement said.
The driver was not hurt, officials said.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation, according to the CHP. Investigators were looking into, but could not confirm, reports that Macadam was trying to prevent a dog from getting struck when he himself was hit.
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