Julio Leiva Killed in Pedestrian Accident on Highway 74 [Homeland, CA]

Pedestrian Dies after Struck by Sedan on Highway 74 near Leon Road

 
HOMELAND, CA (July 5, 2023) – Julio Leiva was killed in a pedestrian accident in Homeland Sunday night on July 2.
 
The fatal accident happened around 6:00 p.m. just west of Leon Road. According to the California Highway Patrol, Leiva was walking westbound on the highway when a Toyota Camry struck him.
 
Officers said the driver may have been traveling in excess of the 25mph posted speed limit along the four-lane corridor, which passes a housing tract on a relatively straight, flat surface.
 
Riverside County Fire Department paramedics arrived minutes later and pronounced Leiva dead at the scene.
 
Leiva was a 75-year-old Homeland resident.
 
The driver, who was not injured, stopped and was questioned by CHP officers, but it was unclear whether the party was arrested.
 
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with further information is urged to contact the Temecula CHP office at 951-506-2000.

We express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Julio Leiva.

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