THE SANTA CRUZ MAN WHO DIED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A CAR LAST THURSDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. AUTHORITIES IDENTIFIED 49-YEAR OLD –BRUCE PICANO AS THE MAN KILLED IN THE MISSION STREET CROSSWALK NEAR KING STREET AT AROUND 10 P-M. THE 19 YEAR OLD DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT HIT PICANO, WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, AND ISCOOPERATING WITH INVESTIGATORS. POLICE SAY THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING, WITH MANY FACTORS YET TO BE EXAMINED INCLUDING AN AUTOPSY.
