Woman dies after being hit by vehicle while walking on Interstate 5 in Sacramento, CHP says
A woman walking on Interstate 5 near Sacramento’s Natomas Crossing area died early Friday morning after she was struck by a vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The pedestrian was walking on northbound lanes of I-5, north of Interstate 80, ahead of a Chevrolet Malibu driving in the same lane, CHP officials said.
A driver struck the woman and left the freeway to call 911 after the collision, said the CHP, which said officers were alerted to the incident about 4:15 a.m.
The woman died from her injuries, said Officer Justin Fetterly, a spokesperson for the CHP’s North Sacramento office.
Late Friday, the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Shannon Deann Sease, 52. The coroner’s office reported Sease was unhoused.
