Friday's Fatal Accident Victim ID'd

Posted by Alexander Nguyen

A man who was struck and killed by a pickup truck while he stood outside his stopped vehicle on the Long Beach (710) Freeway in Lynwood was identified Monday as a 57-year-old Bell Gardens resident.

Amador Espinoza-Medina was killed 3:30 a.m. Friday on the northbound 710 at Imperial Highway.

Two patrolling California Highway Patrol officers were told by a passing motorist that a black Ford Explorer was blocking the number 2 lane, and they notified their dispatch office and went to investigate, the CHP reported.

"A short time thereafter, the unit arrived on scene to find that the stranded vehicle had been struck by another vehicle, (a) black Chevy Silverado, and (officers) found a body lying in a supine position on the roadway, blocking the number 2 lane," according to a CHP statement.

Investigators determined that Espinoza-Medina got out of his Explorer "at some point and stood in the number 2 lane waving his arms and a ball cap in an apparent effort to draw the approaching motorist's attention," the CHP reported.

"Unfortunately, the driver of the Chevy Silverado struck the left rear of the Ford Explorer, and also struck the driver of the Ford Explorer, who was standing outside of his vehicle."

The driver of the Silverado was arrested, but the suspect's name and booking information was not immediately available.

— City News Service