Pasadena man dies after he’s struck by freightliner tractor in Winchester

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WINCHESTER - A 34-year-old Pasadena man died today after being struck by a Freightliner tractor on State Route 74 in the Winchester area.The crash was reported around 2:25 a.m. Wednesday on eastbound State Route 74 west of Amanda Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.Investigators found that a 59-year-old Hemet man was driving a 2019 white Freightliner tractor towing a trailer eastbound on the highway when his vehicle struck the pedestrian, who was walking on the roadway west of Amada Avenue.The pedestrian became airborne and was propelled in a southeasterly direction onto the shoulder of the road, authorities said.An ambulance rushed him to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.Anyone with additional information about he a
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