Pedestrian fatally hit by driver on I-5 near Mission Bay

Publish Date: 2022/05/17

SAN DIEGO, CA — A woman died Tuesday morning after being struck by a car while with her bike on Interstate 5 near San Diego’s Mission Bay area reports CBS8.

The California Highway Patrol said the fatal incident occurred on the southbound lanes near Clairemont Drive, at about 9:30 a.m.

Details are limited, but authorities said the woman was hit by a driver in a Honda Accord. It was unclear whether the pedestrian was riding the bicycle or walking alongside it at the time of the crash.

Personnel from the San Diego County coroner’s office pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.

Two southbound lanes from the intersection were shut down during the response and investigation.

It is unclear at this time whether any charges are expected to be filed.

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