FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A person was hit and killed Monday just after midnight on Highway 99 after multiple reports of a man running in and out of traffic.<\/p>\n
According to the California Highway Patrol, a Toyota Prius stopped in the fast lane on southbound Highway 99, heading east on Highway 180. The driver was reportedly seen running from the area.<\/p>\n
Officers found the Prius unoccupied, with its engine running and the driver’s door open. CHP said the vehicle did not appear to be involved in a crash and showed no damage. It was removed from the roadway.<\/p>\n
About 35 minutes later, at 12:45 a.m., CHP received calls about someone running through lanes of traffic on south Highway 99 near Fresno Street.<\/p>\n
A few minutes after that, callers reported the man had been hit by a vehicle south of Belmont Avenue.<\/p>\n
Investigators determined the person, a 37-year-old man, had been walking in the traffic lanes when a 22-year-old man driving a Subaru Impreza hit him.<\/p>\n
Emergency crews pronounced the man dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
CHP says the Subaru driver was under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested and transported to the hospital for his injuries.<\/p>\n
It is not yet known whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the man’s death.<\/p>\n
The crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
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