Victim Of Fatal Vehicle -vs- Pedestrian Collision In Concord Identified By Authorities

A man struck and killed by a vehicle on Kirker Pass Road in Concord early Saturday morning has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as 25-year-old Azim Sayedi.

Sayedi had been walking across Kirker Pass between Clearbrook and Myrtle drives around 5 a.m. Saturday when a 30-year-old man driving the vehicle south struck him, according to Concord police.

Sayedi, a Concord resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver stopped and cooperated with investigators, police said.

A GoFundMe account created by Sayedi’s friends has raised more than $33,000 to go toward his family. The account can be found at this link.