ChP Investigating Death of Woman On Hwy 101

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death Monday of a 32-year-old Salinas woman who got out of a vehicle and walked onto U.S. Highway 101, where she was struck and killed.

The woman, whose name is not yet being released, had been a passenger in the vehicle that stopped on the southbound shoulder of Highway 101 at Boronda Road in Salinas shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, CHP officials said.

After exiting the vehicle, she for some reason walked onto the highway and into the path of a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado heading south in the middle lane of the freeway, according to the CHP.

The woman died at the scene.

No one was arrested and there is no evidence of drug or alcohol use by the driver of the Chevrolet, CHP officials said.

CHP officials spoke to the drivers of the Chevrolet and the vehicle the pedestrian was in and are still investigating why the woman left and traversed onto the highway, according to the CHP.

--BAy City News--Image via Shutterstock

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