A pedestrian was struck and killed Oct. 17 on southbound Highway 101 in Ventura near the Main Street offramp.
The California Highway Patrol was called shortly before 9 p.m. about a crash just north of the transition from Highway 33, according to a CHP news release.
The southbound lanes of the 101 were closed for more than two hours for the response and the investigation. Officers determined the pedestrian was in the No. 1 lane when she was struck by a BMW sedan driven by a woman Salt Lake City, Utah, CHP said in the release.
The pedestrian, described as a 50-year-old Ventura woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. It was not immediately clear why the woman was walking on the highway.
Drivers on southbound lanes of Highway 101 were detoured onto
Highway 33 north during the investigation.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the CHP Ventura office at 805-662-2640.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Pedestrian on Highway 101 killed in crash in Ventura
