MONTEREY PARK – A pedestrian was killed Thursday after being struck by a vehicle near Monterey Park.
The collision was reported at 1:31 a.m., and California Highway Patrol officers were called to the connector road between the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway and the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway, where they found the victim, according to CHP Officer Sergio Garcia.
The pedestrian, whose name, gender, and age were not immediately known, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The CHP issued a SigAlert to close three lanes of the connector road between the westbound 10 freeway and the southbound 710 freeway for two hours while they investigated the cause of the crash.