Briefly in the news

-- Lolita Harper

A 43-year-old Costa Mesa man died Tuesday after being hit by a car

while crossing the street at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and

Merrimac Way, police said.

Peter Hannahan died at Hoag Hospital after a small, brown truck

traveling north on Harbor hit him, Costa Mesa Police Sgt. Don Holford

said.

Hannahan was in the crosswalk when he was struck at 6:05 a.m., Holford

added.

David Ralsten of the Orange County coroner’s office said Hannahan died

from massive internal bleeding.

A 40-year-old Costa Mesa man was allegedly driving the truck but has

not been arrested or cited, Holford said.

Police said they have ruled out excessive speed as a cause of the

accident. A possible red-light violation will be investigated as well,

Holford said.

Just hours before Hannahan died, the Costa Mesa City Council voted

unanimously to approve installation of a traffic surveillance system

designed to catch drivers who run red lights.