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Female Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Police continued their investigation Sunday into the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident that occurred last night.

According to the Huntington Beach Police Department, officers responded around 11:00 p.m. Saturday to the area of Beach Boulevard, south of Talbert Avenue, for report of an injury-related traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.

Once on scene, officers located a unresponsive female in the roadway suffering from significant injuries.

Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

Officials explained she has not yet been identified, but appears to be a white female in her mid 50s that stood about 5-foot-4 tall and weighed about 120 pounds.

A preliminary investigation revealed a silver 1998 Dodge Durango traveled southbound on Beach Boulevard, south of Talbert Avenue, when it collided with the pedestrian who was in the roadway.

Officers explained a 53-year-old man, of Westminster, who drove the Durango, was interviewed and released at the scene.

No citations or arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with information about this collision is urged to contact the Huntington Beach Police Department at (714) 536-5666.

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