Suspect drunk driver hits, kills man on highway in Hilmar

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man was killed after being hit by a suspected drunk driver in Hilmar late Friday night, Merced CHP announced.

According to the California Highway Patrol, just after 11:20 p.m. they received reports of a pedestrian who was hit by a dark-colored Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Highway 165 near Third Street in Hilmar.

Officers report the 64-year-old man was pronounced deceased by emergency personnel. He has not been identified…

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