A long stretch of State Route 67 was closed for hours on Monday after a pedestrian was struck by several cars and killed, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
More than seven hours after the crash, both northbound and southbound lanes of the East County route finally reopened between Poway and Rockhouse roads, Caltrans said.
Witnesses told SDSO a heavily drunk man was waking in the middle of northbound SR-67, north of Mina De Oro Road, at about 11 p.m. Sunday, according to SDSO Sgt. David Toner.
A Buick struck the pedestrian and launched him into southbound lanes, where the man was struck by four other vehicles. Toner said the man was dragged about 150 feet.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead when first responders arrived. He has only been identified by SDSO as a 35-year-old man.
A SigAlert was issued at 11:22 p.m. and the roadway reopened shortly after 6:30 a.m., the agency said.
All drivers remained on scene and none were injured, CHP said.
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Roadway conditions were foggy at the time the incident was reported but investigators did not say if it played a factor in the crash.
SDSO is investigating the crash.
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Editor's note: A sentence in this story mistakenly said the driver was killed. The mistake has been fixed and we regret the error.
