Man illegally crossing street struck, killed

A pedestrian was struck and killed in Costa Mesa while crossing Newport Boulevard against a red “Don’t walk” signal, police said.

About 4 p.m. Sunday, a 74-year-old man from Bakersfield was crossing Newport Boulevard at Bristol Street when a 1989 Ford pickup truck struck him. The man suffered major head trauma and was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange, where he died of his injuries, police said.

Authorities have not released the name of the man because family members have not been notified of his death.

The driver of the truck, Flavio Juarez Zavala, 33, of Costa Mesa, was moving through a green light at the intersection, police said.

Police arrested Zavala at the scene on suspicion of driving without a driver’s license. He was booked and later released at Costa Mesa City Jail, police said.

The incident is still under investigation.

— Kelly Strodl