SAN DIEGO, CA — A car fatally struck a 31-year-old man early Thursday as he was trying to change a tire on Interstate 805 in North Park.
The San Diego resident was standing next to his disabled vehicle in the far right-hand southbound lane of the freeway north of Adams Avenue when the Toyota Camry hit him shortly after 3 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
The victim, whose name was withheld pending family notification, died at the scene, CHP public-affairs Officer Jesse Matias said.
The 22-year-old driver of the Camry was unhurt. He was not believed to have been intoxicated at the time of the accident, Matias said.
The fatality forced lane closures on the freeway in the area for about two hours.