Man walking on Highway 99 killed in hit-and-run crash in Merced County

FRESNO, Calif. -- The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-and-run clang connected Highway 99, conscionable southbound of Westside Boulevard.

Around 12:25 a.m. respective 911 calls came successful reporting a conveyance had deed a pedestrian and near the scene.

CHP officers rapidly responded and recovered the antheral lying successful the mediate of the highway. Officers attempted life-saving measures connected the antheral until exigency aesculapian unit arrived.

Despite those life-saving efforts, the antheral was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Authorities person not identified the victim, but said helium was 34-years-old. They accidental helium was walking connected the road for chartless reasons erstwhile helium was deed by a conveyance traveling north. That conveyance did not halt and kept traveling northbound connected Highway 99.

Investigators are moving to find if drugs oregon intoxicant were factors successful this incident.

The CHP is urging anyone who whitethorn person witnessed the clang oregon has accusation to scope out.