Man Beaten To Death By Group He Tried To Run Over With His Truck

Man Dies After Being Beaten By Group He Tried To Run Over With His Truck

A California man was beaten to death after the group of people he tried to run over on a sidewalk, pulled him out of his vehicle.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported the incident took place after the unidentified 40-year-old man was asked to leave a business Saturday morning and had an argument with another person while walking to his car.

Shortly after, the man drove his vehicle onto the sidewalk and almost hit a few pedestrians before his truck hit a tree. As the patrons tried to take the man out of the driver’s seat, he accelerated again and hit the corner of a nearby building, Reynaga said.

According to Daily Breeze, the patrons took the driver out of the truck and continued fighting with him as Hawthorne police were arriving, Deputy Grace Medrano said. As officers approached, the driver was lying on the ground suffering from blunt force trauma, Medrano said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sheriff’s homicide detectives were called about 2 a.m., Medrano said.

The incident was captured on surveillance video, but the footage was grainy and the fight occurred behind the truck partially out of view, Reynaga said.

No charges were filed against the group after they underwent questioning with detectives.  Lt. Hugo Reynaga said in a statement that it was unclear as to who was fighting with who due to the quality of the surveillance video.