Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed On South Bay Freeway Identified
Shawn Gilbert Priddy, 57, was walking in the westbound lanes of SR-54 just past I-805 when he was hit by a car, officials said.
NATIONAL CITY, CA – Authorities have identified a pedestrian killed while walking on a South Bay freeway earlier this month.
Shawn Gilbert Priddy, 57, was walking in the westbound lanes of state Route 54 just past Interstate 805 the evening of Dec. 2 when he was hit by a car, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
The crash was reported at 10:20 p.m., when the suspected driver returned a borrowed Ford Explorer to its owner in Chula Vista, the California Highway Patrol said the next day.
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The alleged driver, a 32-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Officers were able to find Priddy at about 11:40 p.m. The CHP had no information on why he was walking on the freeway.
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