Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Semi In San Diego

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The man was walking on the right shoulder of the freeway when he wandered into traffic and was struck by a Freightliner semi on Interstate 15, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The man was walking on the right shoulder of the freeway when he wandered into traffic and was struck by a Freightliner semi on Interstate 15, according to the California Highway Patrol. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 19-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a big rig on the 15 Freeway, officials said Monday.

The man was walking on the right shoulder of the freeway when he — for reasons still under investigation — wandered into traffic and was struck by a Freightliner semi on Interstate 15 south of Carroll Canyon Road around 5:35 a.m. Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. It was still unclear why the man was walking on the freeway.

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— City News Service

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