Pedestrian standing on Lemon Grove highway struck, killed by SUV
Oct 01, 2024
A pedestrian standing on state Route 94 was struck and killed by an SUV in Lemon Grove early Tuesday, according to a California Highway Patrol official.
The crash was reported around 1:20 a.m. when a 48-year-old woman from San Diego driving a Toyota RAV4 was unable to avoid hitting the man standing in one of the far right lanes of the westbound freeway near College Avenue, Officer Jared Grieshaber said in a news release.
He died before he could be taken to a hospital, Grieshaber said. The county medical examiner’s office had not yet released his name.
The driver remained at the scene. She suffered injuries believed to not be life-threatening.
CHP officials do not believe the driver was under the influence but are investigating if alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash for the pedestrian.