Driver flees after killing pedestrian on I-280 in San Francisco
California Highway Patrol searches for Toyota Prius driver who abandoned vehicle after fatal hit-and-run on I-280 near Geneva Avenue.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred early Thursday morning on Interstate 280 near Geneva Avenue in San Francisco, the SF Standard reported.
Emergency dispatchers received a call at 2:25 a.m. about a pedestrian in the center median of the freeway. CHP officers found a man who had been struck by a vehicle and a nearby abandoned Toyota Prius, according to CHP Officer Mark Andrews.
Firefighters pronounced the pedestrian dead shortly after arriving at the scene. The victim has not been identified, and authorities have not determined why the man was walking on the freeway.
The driver of the Prius fled the scene, and the CHP is treating the case as a felony hit-and-run. The San Francisco Police Department attempted to locate the vehicle’s registered owner.
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