A 70 year old Danish man was killed by a truck on Twentyine Palms Highway in Yucca Valley Sunday night (October 23).
The Sheriff’s office reports that Knuderik Rasmussen was struck by a Dodge Ram pickup truck near Dumosa Ave at approximately 8:48 p.m. The investigation found that Rasmussen was crossing the highway outside of a crosswalk when the collision happened, and that the driver of the truck remained at the scene.
Rasmussen sustained major injuries, and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Drugs and alcohol were not factors in the collision, and no criminal charges have been filed.
