71-year-old pedestrian struck and killed by car while crossing road outside of crosswalk on Picacho Avenue in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Picacho Avenue
Shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, April 7, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to the report of a crash involving a pedestrian on Picacho Avenue just east of 17th. Street. The pedestrian, a 71-year-old man, was pronounced deceased on scene.
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