EAST COUNTY —
A 34-year-old man sustained major injuries Friday morning when he was struck by a van as he crossed an East County road, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
The incident happened about 5:30 a.m. when the man was crossing Dehesa Road, east of Burgasia Path, CHP Officer Travis Garrow said.
He was nearly across the road when he was struck by the front passenger’s side a 2013 Ford Transit van headed west on Dehesa.
Paramedics took the man to a hospital. The 66-year-old van driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Garrow said officers do not suspect that either alcohol or drugs played a role in the incident.