Pedestrian Killed By Vehicle On Highway 111 In Whitewater

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 111 west of Whitewater Sunday.

The crash occurred just before 5:20 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway south of Interstate 10, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A CHP dispatcher reported that a person called in and said, "I just hit somebody -- possibly a person."

Riverside County Fire Department paramedics were deployed to the scene before investigators from the county coroner's office arrived, according to the CHP.

It's unclear whether the pedestrian was on the roadway. Further details about how the crash happened were not immediately available.

—City News Service