Coeur d’Alene man identified as pedestrian killed in South Lake Tahoe accident

A Coeur d’Alene, Idaho man has been identified as the man killed while crossing Highway 50 on Saturday night in South Lake Tahoe. According to KREM-TV, 32-year-old Robert Parks was the victim.

According to the television report, Parks' family described him as an outdoorsman, had started to hike the Pacific Crest Trail earlier this year, and that he had stopped in South Lake Tahoe.

On December 10, San Jose resident Peng Shao was driving westbound on Highway 50 near the Town and Country Center when he struck Parks who was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk just after 11:00 p.m. There was a marked crosswalk with traffic light 100 yards to the west of where Parks was hit.

South Lake Tahoe Police are awaiting the return of tests to see if Parks was under the influence at the time of the accident. They do not believe Shao had drugs or alcohol in his system.