A pedestrian walking in the middle of traffic lanes on state Route 78 freeway was struck and killed early Tuesday, authorities said.
The crash was first reported at 1:50 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the freeway between Jefferson Street and El Camino Real, according to a California Highway Patrol traffic log. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
A witness told the CHP the driver who hit the pedestrian took off in a vehicle heading east.
Oceanside police officers found a Mercedes convertible possibly involved in the crash in the parking lot of a Winco Foods grocery store on South El Camino Real. No other information was immediately available.