A pedestrian was fatally struck Sunday on state Route 74 in Homeland.
The vehicle was speeding when it hit the person around 6 p.m. at Leon Road, east of the Escondido (215) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. SR-74 is a tortuous mountain pass west of the Temecula Valley (15) Freeway, known as Ortega Highway, connecting Orange and Riverside counties, but becomes relatively straight and flat east of the 215 just beyond Valle Vista, where it becomes the Pines to Palms Highway and resumes its winding ways out to Palm Desert.
The pedestrian died at the scene, and there was no immediate information on the person’s gender or age.