Man Walking in Traffic Killed on Hwy 101 in Redwood City

By Bay City News Service, image via Shutterstock

A man was walking in traffic when he was struck and killed on southbound U.S. Highway 101 early this morning, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman.

The pedestrian, described as a man in his 20s, was walking in the second southbound lane from the left on the highway just north of the Maple Street overcrossing around 1 a.m. when several vehicles struck him, CHP Officer Art Montiel said.

He was found in the fourth lane of the highway when officers arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators do not yet know why he was walking in traffic, but Montiel said alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been a factor in the collision.