Crime & Safety

Man Killed in Vehicle Versus Pedestrian Crash In Banning

CHP officers responded to a report of a man laying on the side of the road on 243.

BANNING, CA — A man was killed Saturday in a vehicle versus pedestrian hit-and-run crash in Banning.

Officers from the California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a man laying on the side of the road around 11:45 a.m. Saturday on the Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic (243) Highway, north of Mount Edna Road near mile marker 24, according to a CHP incident log.

A reporting party told the CHP that the man had possibly been hit by a car.

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It was unclear if any involved vehicles were located near the area.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

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