A SALINAS MAN DIED AFTER BEING HIT BY A PICK-UP TRUCK ON THURSDAY. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE AROUND 7:30 P-M WHEN 47-YEAR OLD ARTURO DUARTE TRIED RUNNING ACROSS WILLIAMS ROAD NEAR EAST LAUREL AVENUE. DUARTE WAS STRUCK BY A TOYOTA TUNDRA, AND AIRLIFTED TO A SAN JOSE TRAUMA CENTER WITH HEAD TRAUMA AND A BROKEN LEG. DUARTE DIED WHILE UNDERGOING TREATMENT. SALINAS POLICE SAY THAT AN INVESTIGATION IN TO THE ACCIDENT CONTINUES, ALTHOUGH IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ANY CRIMINAL CHARGES, AGAINST THE DRIVER, WILL BE FILED.
