Person walking between lanes along Highway 99 in Sacramento struck and killed by vehicle
SACRAMENTO COUNTY – A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle along a Sacramento-area freeway late Monday night.
California Highway Patrol's South Sacramento division says the crash happened just after 11:15 p.m. along southbound Highway 99 near Calvine Road.
The man was walking between lanes, CHP says, and was struck by a vehicle.
Officers say the driver who struck the man stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. DUI is not suspected to be a factor, CHP says.
All lanes of southbound Highway 99 were blocked for some time. The freeway reopened early Tuesday morning.
Authorities have not released the name of the pedestrian killed.
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