A semi-truck driving on a Southern Calfornia highway hit a pedestrian head on Monday, dragging the man several feet after the fatal crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The truck driver named Vicente said the person darted onto State Route 78 in Vista as he drove near Sycamore Avenue. There was no time to react, he said.
"He was walking in front of me and barely I see him in the night. I feel the impact and I stop right there," Vicente said.
The pedestrian, in his 70s or 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene, officials say.
One lane of the westbound SR-78 was closed as CHP investigated the crash.
