Mtn. View Transient Killed Crossing Northbound Highway 101: CHP

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death Sunday night of a man in his 20s who apparently was trying to cross, on foot, the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101 at the Rengstorff Avenue interchange.

The accident was first reported at about 7 p.m. Sunday, said CHP Officer Art Montiel. The victim was hit by one car, whose driver stopped and is cooperating with police, Montiel said.

The victim, believed to be a transient living in the area, was taken to Stanford Hospital, where he died a short time later, Montiel said. It wasn't known Sunday night why the man was trying to cross the freeway, he added.

All northbound lanes of 101 were closed for about 30 minutes after the accident, Montiel said.

--Bay City News