LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Police Department has identified the pedestrian who died after being hit by a vehicle on Sunday evening.
Lt. Dale Stoebe said the man who died was Craig Gunther, 71, of Lakeport.
Stoebe said Gunther was not homeless.
Gunther was hit by a beige 2002 Chevy Tahoe at about 7 p.m. Sunday while he was walking westbound in the roadway on 11th Street near North Street.
Police said Gunther was declared dead at the scene.
The Tahoe’s driver, who police have so far not identified publicly, was determined to not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and was not driving in an unsafe manner, police reported.
Police said a coroner’s investigation is underway and will include toxicology testing of Gunther.
Police Chief Brad Rasmussen said the last fatal crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in Lakeport occurred in July on Main Street at Armstrong Street.
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