UPDATE (8:14 a.m.) - A man was hit and killed along Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Thursday night.
It happened shortly before 10:15 p.m. north of Five Cities Drive.
The California Highway Patrol reports a 23-year-old Carpinteria woman was driving southbound on the highway when a 61-year-old man tried crossing eastbound, directly in front of her vehicle.
Officers say it appears the man was trying to run to the center median.
The woman was unable to avoid the man and hit him. CHP says the man’s injuries were fatal. The woman’s injuries were described as major along with major damage to her vehicle.
Traffic had to be turned around on the highway due to the incident and semi-truck drivers had to wait for three hours for the scene to be cleared before they could continue heading south.
The investigation is continuing.
The man’s name has not yet been released.
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ORIGINAL STORY: A pedestrian was killed Thursday night after being hit by a car along Highway 101 near Pismo Beach.
The incident occurred around 10:15 p.m.
Crews are still on the scene gathering information and cleaning up the site.
Officials have confirmed that the driver of the vehicle was a female, and was not injured.
No word yet on when the Southbound off-ramp near Pismo will reopen.
This is a developing story and we will provide updates when they are made available.
