HAWTHORNE, Calif. - Police are investigating the death of a man who was possibly beaten to death by people who pulled him out of his truck after he nearly missed striking several patrons standing on a sidewalk.Hawthorne police received several calls at about 12:10 a.m.
Saturday regarding a vehicle driving on the sidewalk attempting to strike people who were standing on the sidewalk, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported.According to the sheriff's office, the driver got into a verbal altercation inside the Rock It sports bar and grill and was asked to leave, but he soon returned driving his truck onto the sidewalk and nearly struck several people.The man eventually lost control of the truck and struck a tree and a nearby.