Authorities Tuesday were investigating the death of a Colorado man who was standing on Interstate 10 in Palm Springs when he was struck by a vehicle.
The man was identified by the Riverside County coroner’s office as 61-year-old Erasto Dominguez-Castro of Colorado Springs.
California Highway Patrol officers responded at 6:07 p.m. Monday to a vehicle vs. pedestrian call on westbound I-10 near State Route 62, according to CHP Public Information Officer David Torres.
Torres said that for reasons still under investigation, Dominguez-Castro was standing in the No. 4 lane of the freeway.
“Suddenly, a Nissan Maxima traveling in the number 4 lane, crashed into (Dominguez-Castro) causing fatal injuries,” Torres wrote in a statement. “The driver of the Nissan Maxima did not sustain or complain of injuries.”
The driver was described only as a man from Arcadia, according to Torres. The lane was subsequently closed for an investigation but reopened by 8:50 p.m. Monday.
Anyone with additional information about the death was asked to call Officer DeYoung at 760-772-5300.