Man hit, killed by car near Santa Margarita following altercation
January 24, 2025
By KAREN VELIE
Shortly before a vehicle hit and killed a 19-year-old man attempting to run across Highway 101 near Santa Margarita, the man was in an altercation in a passenger vehicle, according to the CHP.
Not long after midnight on Jan. 19, the man got out of the passenger vehicle and attempted to run across the highway. A vehicle hit the man, who died at the scene.
Officers do not believe the altercation was the direct cause of the fatal accident. Investigators are not currently releasing the 19-year-old man’s name.
Investigators are asking anyone with any information about this crash to call the San Luis Obispo CHP Office at (805) 594-8700.
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