A 75-YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE PEDESTRIAN DIED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VEHICLE ON CINCO DE MAYO. THE ELDERLY MAN, WHO WAS HIT BY A PICKUP TRUCK NEAR WEST BEACH AND RODRIGUEZ STREETS SHORTLY BEFORE 11:30 A-M, WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MAJOR INJURIES. THE ROADWAY WAS SHUT DOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP REMAINED ON SCENE AND COOPERATED WITH THE INVESTIGATION. THE VICTIM SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.
