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Update: Pedestrian struck, killed in traffic collision identified 

Update posted Oct. 3:

– The City of Atascadero has identified the pedestrian killed in a traffic collision last week as Joel Chesler, a 79-year-old Atascadero resident.

On the afternoon of Sept. 27, Chesler reportedly attempted to cross El Camino Real towards Vons from the west side of the roadway and was struck by a passing vehicle. He was treated on scene and transported to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries but succumbed to his injuries en route to the hospital.

For questions, contact the city’s non-emergency dispatch line at (805) 461-5051.

 


Original story posted Sept. 27:

Pedestrian struck, killed in traffic collision

– On Tuesday before 2 p.m., Atascadero Police Department officers and personnel from Atascadero Emergency Services responded to a collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian just south of Vons on El Camino Real.

A male pedestrian had attempted to cross El Camino Real towards Vons from the west side of the roadway and was struck by a passing vehicle. The pedestrian was treated on scene and transported to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries but succumbed to his injuries en route to the hospital.

The Atascadero Police Department had put in place a hard closure of the southbound lanes of El Camino Real at the Highway 41 off-ramp/ 101 on-ramp to document the scene and collect evidence.

The identity of the deceased pedestrian is being withheld pending the notification of the next of kin. The investigation is ongoing.

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