Pedestrian seriously injured, taken to hospital, after being struck by a vehicle while trying to cross southbound I-5 in San Diego.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:26am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Pedestrian hit, seriously hurt on I-5.

A pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash that closed most of south Interstate 5 in downtown San Diego for about 40 minutes Thursday afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

A pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash that closed most of south Interstate 5 in downtown San Diego for about 40 minutes Thursday afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

A witness said the person was hit by a passing vehicle while running from the right shoulder of the freeway near Park Boulevard about 1:20 p.m., according to the CHP’s website.

Four of the freeway’s six lanes were closed and traffic was backed up to Old Town Avenue while the crash was investigated.

People Involved: 
Roadway: 
I-5

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