Crime & Safety
Update: Driver Who Struck Pedestrian Fled Scene
The collision on Highway 101 in South San Francisco Saturday night is still under investigation.
Update: As of Tuesday Dec. 4, the California Highway Patrol was still investigating this pedestrian fatality that occurred Nov. 24 around 8:30p.m. CHP officer Mike Ferguson said, "we haven't ruled out that it was a suicide and we haven't ruled out that it was a traffic collision." The case remains under investigation. Check back with Patch for updates.
Update: According to the San Mateo County coroner, the victim was Odalys Linares. She was 16 years old and died at the scene.
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A driver who struck and killed a woman walking on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in South San Francisco Saturday night fled the scene and has not been located, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The woman, whose identity has not yet been determined by the San Mateo County Coroner's Office, was walking on the freeway south of Oyster Point Boulevard around 8:20 p.m. when she was struck by an unknown driver, according to the CHP.
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It is not clear what lane the driver was in or how fast he was traveling, officials said.
After the initial impact, several other vehicles also hit the woman, causing fatal injuries.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:30 p.m.
The collision blocked all northbound lanes for more than two hours.
-Bay City News contributed to this report.
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