Early Thursday, a person was struck and killed on northbound Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County near the French Camp Road offramp, turning the pre-dawn commute into a grim emergency scene. The crash prompted lane closures while first responders worked along the busy corridor. Authorities have not yet released the identity of the person who died, and drivers faced delays until the highway was cleared later in the morning.
According to CBS Sacramento, the California Highway Patrol confirmed that a vehicle and a pedestrian were involved in the collision and that northbound lanes were shut down for a period of time. The outlet reported that lanes had reopened by about 6 a.m., and investigators had not released additional information about the victim.
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