Pedestrian dead in fatal car crash in San Luis Obispo
Update: Pedestrian killed in San Luis Obispo car crash identified
Update 9 p.m.:
CHP says a pedestrian was killed in the vehicle accident Thursday night. A CHP spokesman said the agency got a report of the incident around 7:59 p.m.
No further details are available on the collision and the circumstances of the pedestrian’s death at this time.
Original story:
Police were on scene of a potential pedestrian versus vehicle crash in San Luis Obispo on Thursday night.
According to police scanner traffic, a pedestrian was in the area of Los Osos Valley Road and Foothill Boulevard near Sunny Acres when he or she was apparently struck by a car around 8 p.m.
The extent of the person’s injuries was unclear Thursday night, as were the circumstances of the crash.
Police, firefighters and medics are all at the scene and traffic is being diverted in the area.
This is the second nighttime pedestrian versus car crash in the city this month.
On Feb. 12, 52-year-old Micheal Hamlin was struck and killed while crossing a darkly lit segment of Tank Farm Road.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
This story was originally published February 27, 2020 at 8:40 PM.