A 61-year-old Kenai man was struck by a pickup truck near the Kenai Visitors Center Wednesday morning, according to the Kenai Police Department.
The Kenai Fire Department and Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a Dodge pickup truck at the intersection of the Kenai Spur Highway and Main Street around 7:51 a.m. Wednesday, according to a release from the Kenai Police Department.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Samuel Lorenzo was crossing the Kenai Spur Highway in the crosswalk toward Old Town when he was struck by the truck turning left onto the Spur Highway from Main Street. Lorenzo was taken to Central Peninsula Hospital and pronounced dead. A Kenai police spokesperson said the driver of the truck stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. No charges have been filed as of publication.
