PERRIS (CNS) - A man servicing a box truck on the shoulder of
Interstate 215 in Perris was struck and killed today when a motorist allowed
his pickup to drift onto the edge of the freeway and hit him, authorities said.The fatality occurred at about 10:15 a.m. on northbound I-215, just
north of Nuevo Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.Officer Javier Navarro said the victim, whose identity was not
immediately released, stopped the International box truck on the right shoulder
to refill the radiator, with the help of a companion riding with him.Navarro said the victim was attempting to secure the hood latch on the
driver's side after topping off the radiator when the driver of a Toyota
Tacoma approached at an undetermined speed in the slow lane."For an unk
