A fatal crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian early Sunday morning caused a major closure on northbound Interstate 5 near Airport Boulevard, according to California Highway Patrol call logs.
The crash was reported around 3:42 a.m. According to the call log, a witness told police a vehicle was traveling at a high speed, suddenly hit the brakes and went off the roadway, down an embankment.
Officer Justin Fetterly, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol’s North Sacramento office, said the incident is being investigated as a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision. The person who died is believed to be an adult male and authorities are working to confirm his identity.
Several vehicles were involved, according to the incident log. Emergency crews, including fire and law enforcement, responded to the scene.
The CHP issued a SigAlert around 3:56 a.m. and closed the northbound lanes. Drivers were directed to use the Metro Air Parkway exit.
Investigators remained at the scene for several hours and were also seeking information about another vehicle and a person believed to be connected to the crash.
By about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, most units had cleared the area, but investigators were still working to gather information.
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Nicole Buss is The Sacramento Bee’s Roseville/Placer County watchdog reporter. She previously covered Placer County at Gold Country Media. Buss grew up in Lincoln and is a graduate of Sierra College and Arizona State University.