Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed on 101 Was 63-Year-Old Man
The driver of the vehicle that killed a man on 101 in Palo Alto early Wednesday said the man "was just standing there, in traffic."
A pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 101 in Palo Alto at 3 a.m. Wednesday has been identified as a 63-year-old man whose last known address was South San Francisco, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The 71-year-old driver of the vehicle that struck the man told officers that the man was "just standing there, in the lane, in the middle of traffic," and that as soon as he saw him, he tried to brake and swerve, but it was too late.
When CHP responded to the scene early Wednesday morning, the man was pronounced dead immediately and transported by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office.
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The identity of the man has not yet been released, and he was described only as 63 and white. Amelia Jack, a CHP officer in Redwood City, said he may have been a transient at the time of his death.
"It's still under investigation right now," Jack said. "We're trying to contact any family we can find."
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Several lanes of southbound Highway 101 near the Oregon Expressway were closed this morning as CHP investigated the accident.
—Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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