Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Killed On I-780 Tuesday Evening

The exact cause of the collision is under investigation.

BENICIA, CA — A pedestrian was struck and killed on the freeway by Benicia on Tuesday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Just after 6 p.m., a man in his 40s was reported to CHP as walking in the lanes of eastbound Interstate Highway 780 near the Military West ramp. By 6:15 p.m., the man was reported as being fatally struck by at least one vehicle, a spokesperson for CHP said.

The collision closed down the highway between the Military West and Southampton exits for at least two hours.

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The exact cause of the collision remains under investigation and the identity of the pedestrian has not yet been released.



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