Woman Killed On I-10 Freeway Was 'Running Along Shoulder'

WHITEWATER, CA — A female pedestrian in dark clothing was killed Sunday evening when she was struck by a vehicle while running on the Redlands (10) Freeway in Whitewater.

The woman was first spotted at 7:49 p.m. Sunday walking in the center divider of the eastbound 10 Freeway west of Haugen-Lehmann Way, according to the California Highway Patrol.

She then was seen running on the right shoulder, then into the roadway and was hit just after 8 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity was not immediately known.

The CHP shut down lanes two lanes for the crash investigation at 8:19 p.m.