CHP officers at the scene of the fatal accident on Interstate 5. Courtesy OnScene.TV
CHP officers at the scene of the fatal accident on Interstate 5. Courtesy OnScene.TV

A person walking along Interstate 5 in Carlsbad was fatally struck by a vehicle early Thursday.

The pedestrian was struck while heading south on the side of the northbound lanes near Carlsbad Village Drive shortly before 4 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

The vehicle’s driver stopped after the crash, a CHP dispatcher said.

The CHP closed one northbound freeway lane for a time, but it was reopened around 5:40 a.m.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.