By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
A 25-year-old Red Bluff man died after being hit by at least three vehicles while walking on Interstate 5 in Glenn County late Monday night.
According to a press release issued by the Willows Area Office of the California Highway Patrol, at about 11:35 p.m. on July 29, the Red Bluff man was walking in the fast lane of the southbound side of Interstate 5, south of County Road 39. The Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, which is conducting the coroner’s investigation, gives his name as Alejandro Bernal-Lozano.
CHP Officer Nick DeFrancesco states that as Bernal-Lozano crossed the freeway, the 2013 Volkswagen being driven by Jamey Phillips, 28, of Willows, in the southbound fast lane of I-5 struck the pedestrian.
Following this collision, a 2019 Honda being driven by Vignesh Pandiarajan, 22, of San Ramon, also hit Bernal-Lozano. Then, a third vehicle, a 2023 Peterbilt driven by Maricela Sanchez, 40, of Fresno, also ran over the pedestrian.
Bernal-Lozano died at the scene. Drugs or alcohol are not suspected to be contributing factors for the drivers involved in this accident.
According to the CHP, drug or alcohol impairment on the part of Bernal-Lozano is currently unknown.
As stated above, the sheriff’s office is handling the coroner’s investigation. After identifying the body, deputies notified the next of kin: Edgar Omar Bernal-Lozano of Willows.
Orland police officers also assisted. Deputies cleared the scene at about 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30.
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