OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KGTV) – A man was hit by a car and killed on state Route 78 in Oceanside early Tuesday morning.
According to the California Highway Patrol, a Mercedes Benz CLK320 sedan was heading east in the No. 4 lane on SR-78 when it struck a man on the freeway lanes near El Camino Real at around 1:25 a.m.
ABC 10News learned that after the collision, the driver pulled into a nearby store and called to report the incident.
Responding emergency crews attempted life-saving measures at the scene, but the victim -- identified by the CHP as a 31-year-old man from Vista -- was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Mercedes’ 59-year-old female driver, from Escondido, was questioned by authorities, but it is unknown if she faces any charges.
CHP officials stated, “It is not yet known if alcohol or drugs contributed to the cause of this collision.”
