Man identified after being hit and killed by Visalia police officer

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A antheral was killed aft helium was deed by a Visalia constabulary officer's patrol conveyance connected Wednesday night.

Friends person identified the unfortunate arsenic a antheral named Alfredo, who was astir the property of 60.

They accidental helium was a affable idiosyncratic and was loved by his community.

Yellow portion and a tiny memorial beryllium connected the country of Houston Avenue and Rinaldi Street successful North Visalia.

It's wherever the California Highway Patrol has taken implicit an probe aft a Visalia constabulary serviceman successful their cruiser deed and killed a pedestrian connected Wednesday nighttime astir 9.

Visalia constabulary accidental their officer, who is present connected paid administrative leave, was connected a mean patrol of the country erstwhile they struck Alfredo, who was crossing the street.

"As a effect of the collision, the pedestrian received important injuries that required contiguous aesculapian attention, which was provided by the serviceman arsenic good arsenic further officers that responded to the scene," said Visalia Police Captain Daniel Ford.

"The pedestrian was transported to the Kaweah Health Medical Center and unluckily succumbed to his injuries."

Alfredo has been described by locals arsenic a humble and peaceful idiosyncratic who lived his ain life.

Jose Lizarraga has been his person for 17 years.

"He was precise affable with everybody, helium was a chill man," Jose described.

"He seemed similar a precise cheerful person, helium was precise honest."

Alfredo had been surviving successful this country location with his friend, Gustavo Falcon, for a fewer months.

Gustavo says his pal was headed to the store crossed the street- and moments aboriginal watched the calamity unfold.

"I took attraction of him similar my ain parents, and it's a shame that helium is gone,: explains Gustavo.

He says, though helium doesn't blasted the officer, helium does deliberation that erstwhile it comes to driving safely, they request to acceptable a bully illustration for the remainder of the community.

Especially now, arsenic the good-spirited antheral who was his person for years is gone.

Alfredo's friends accidental they person been successful connection with his household from Los Angeles and Oaxaca, readying ceremonial arrangements and wherever his assemblage volition beryllium laid to rest.

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