UCLA receiver Nick Pasquale dies after being hit by a vehicle

Unfortunately, there’s extremely tragic and sad news coming out of Los Angeles Sunday afternoon.

UCLA wide receiver Nick Pasquale died early Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle.

Pasquale was on foot when a vehicle hit him at 1:27 a.m. on Camino De Los Mares, west of Calle Nuevo in San Clemente, according to the release. He was pronounced dead at the scene, said Lt. Jeff Hallock, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

The vehicle was identified as a Mercedes sedan and was heading westbound on Camino De Los Mares at the time of the accident, Hallock said. The driver stopped at the scene and called police to report the incident, Hallock added.

There is an ongoing investigation of the incident but the driver of the vehicle has not been cited or arrested.