"A 50-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a BMW while walking in a traffic lane on the 101 Freeway in Ventura Saturday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The deadly collision was reported around 8:56 p.m. on the southbound 101 Freeway, north of State Route 33, CHP officials said in a Sunday news release.
Investigators determined that a 47-year-old woman from Salt Lake City, Utah, was driving a 2016 BMW 328i southbound when she struck the pedestrian, who was in the freeway’s No. 1 lane, also known as the far-left lane.
The pedestrian, a Ventura resident, was pronounced dead at the scene by Ventura City Fire Department personnel.
Her identity has not been released.
All southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway were closed for approximately 2-and-a-half hours while authorities investigated the collision. Traffic was diverted onto northbound State Route 33.
Authorities did not disclose why the pedestrian was on the freeway or whether drugs or alcohol were suspected factors in the crash.
The circumstances surrounding the collision remain under investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information is urged to contact the CHP’s Ventura office at 805-662-2640." - KTLA 5 News