Police ID Pedestrian Killed While Crossing The 101 Freeway

HOLLYWOOD, CA — A 48-year-old man was struck and killed by a motorist while he was crossing the Hollywood (101) Freeway in Hollywood, the California Highway Patrol said Sunday.

The pedestrian was identified as Robert Sanderlin, of Los Angeles, the CHP reported.

He was crossing eastbound on the southbound freeway, south of Hollywood Boulevard, over the center median and into the northbound lanes at 10:55 p.m. Saturday, when he was struck by a 2007 Honda Accord.

Sanderlin was pronounced dead at the scene. The motorist, a 21-year- old woman, was not injured and later told CHP officers she saw Sanderlin but could not stop in time.

The CHP's Central Los Angeles office asked anyone who saw the crash to call them at (213) 744-2331.

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