I-8 Midway District
Authorities stand watch over the woman’s covered remains on the freeway. Photo credit: OnScene.TV.

 An unidentified woman who apparently had been hit by a vehicle was found dead Thursday on a center divider on Interstate 8 in the Midway district.

The body was discovered about 6:30 a.m. near an ice plant-covered slope off the eastbound lanes of the freeway, just west of I-5, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A passer-by was driving eastbound on I-8, spotted a woman’s body in the center divider and called 911, according to OnScene.TV.

It was unclear when the fatality occurred. The driver who hit her never stopped, OnScene reported.

– Staff and wire reports

Updated 2:50 p.m. April 25, 2024