Highway 13 in Oakland closed after fatal crash involving pedestrian
A fatal crash early Sunday morning shut down all southbound lanes on State Route 13 near Montclair and left one pedestrian dead.
A fatal crash early Sunday shut all southbound lanes of Highway 13 near Montclair and left one pedestrian dead.
The crash, which involved a black Toyota Corolla, occurred sometime after midnight. California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a man crawling in the slow lane near the Park Boulevard onramp after possibly being hit by a car at 1:17 a.m.
Oakland Fire Department also responded and confirmed the fatality at 1:33 a.m. The California Highway Patrol ordered the highway closed soon after, diverting traffic onto Park Boulevard.
The highway reopened to southbound traffic at 3:38 a.m.
As of June, four pedestrians had been killed in Oakland this year.