Fremont man dies after being struck by car at Bridal Veil Falls

Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 2:17pm

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - A 40-year-old man from Fremont, California died Sunday afternoon after being hit by a car near Bridal Veil Falls on Highway 50 west of Lake Tahoe.

Ramesh Pulavarthi was standing on the driver's side of his vehicle in the #2 eastbound lane of U50 just east of the falls at 1:50 p.m. A 2010 Jeep driven by 59-year-old Sacramento man was heading east approaching the falls when he came upon Pulavarthi's vehicle that was parked in the travel lane. He swerved to the left but struck Mr. Pulavarthi who was thrown several feet and sustained fatal injuries.

As the Jeep went to the left it struck a 2019 Mazda CX-9 driven by a 48-year-old Massachusetts man who was in the #1 lane.

There were no other injuries in this crash.

All involved parties remained at the scene and are cooperating with the investigation according to Officer Robert Smith of the California Highway Patrol office in Placerville. Drugs/alcohol are not suspected to be a factor. The collision is still under investigation.