ANAHEIM, Calif.—A person who was walking or jogging across the southbound 5 Freeway at Magnolia Avenue in Anaheim was fatally struck by a vehicle April 11.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the unidentified person was struck shortly after 4 p.m.
Witness told responding officers the pedestrian, a male, was walking from the right shoulder of the freeway toward the center divider when he was struck by a vehicle, possibly a pickup, near the left lane or carpool lane, according to the highway patrol.
Two left lanes of the freeway were closed while the investigation was conducted, as well as the transition road from the eastbound 91 Freeway to the southbound 5.
It was unclear why the person was walking on the freeway.
