Police: California driver swerves to save one, kills another
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Police in Central California say a driver's split-second decision to avoid hitting a woman in the street ended in the death of a man on the sidewalk.
The accident happened Sunday in the small community of Farmersville, 50 miles southeast of Fresno.
Officers say that a man driving a car swerved to miss a woman crossing the street on foot. The driver lost control, traveling onto the sidewalk.
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Police say the car hit the man walking there, then went through a wrought iron fence before striking a power pole.
They say the 37-year-old man died at the accident scene. His name was not released.
Police say the driver and the woman in the street were not injured.
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Officers say both survivors provided statements and were released.
The investigation is ongoing.