Local News in Brief : Jogger Dies After Being Hit by Car in Porter Ranch Area
A man out for an early morning jog Saturday was struck and killed by a car on Sesnon Boulevard in the Porter Ranch area of Northridge, authorities said.
The jogger, who was carrying no identification, was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he died of massive internal injuries and multiple fractures, said Lt. Alan Kerstein, a commander of the Los Angeles Police Department Valley Traffic Division. The man had not been identified Saturday evening. He was described as a white male in his 50s.
The driver of the car, Lawrence Lerner, 29, of Northridge was not injured. He told police he was eastbound about 25 m.p.h. on Sesnon about 7 a.m., just east of Crystal Springs Circle, when the accident occurred, Kerstein said. The jogger also was going east on Sesnon, Kerstein said.
Lerner was not charged, although police are continuing to investigate, Kerstein said.
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