Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed On 91 Freeway ID'd As Local Woman
The fatal crash was reported at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday on the eastbound side of the freeway, east of Adams Street, in Riverside.
RIVERSIDE, CA — A pedestrian who was struck and killed by at least one motorist on state Route 91 in Riverside last week was identified over the weekend as a 26-year-old Riverside woman.
Yolanda Rodriguez died at the crash scene at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday on the eastbound side of the freeway, just east of Adams Street.
A witness reported seeing a pedestrian down in a middle lane and a dark-colored SUV stopped on the right shoulder, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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The SUV driver told authorities the vehicle hit the pedestrian after the person was already down, the CHP said. Officers checked the area for a vehicle with damage consistent with hitting a person and did not find one.
It's unclear why Rodriguez was on the freeway.
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Three lanes of the freeway were shut down for the investigation. Lanes were reopened at about 11:45 p.m. Friday.
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