December 24, 2009 – A senior citizen was fatally injured Wednesday when a car veered off a North County road and struck him as he was getting into his truck in front of his home.

The southbound Honda Accord drifted off Begonia Street in Escondido for unknown reasons and hit the man shortly after 2 p.m., Lt. Chris Wynn said. The sedan then continued on for a short distance and crashed into another parked car near East Mission Avenue.

Medics took the injured man, described as elderly, to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Wynn said. The man’s name was withheld until his family could be notified.

The motorist, who was uninjured, was not immediately cited, though an investigation into the accident was ongoing, the lieutenant said. Alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the crash, Wynn said.