Man walking on Highway 99 killed in hit-and-run crash in Merced County

FRESNO, Calif. -- The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash on Highway 99, just south of Westside Boulevard.

Around 12:25 a.m. several 911 calls came in reporting a vehicle had hit a pedestrian and left the scene.

CHP officers quickly responded and found the man lying in the middle of the highway. Officers attempted life-saving measures on the man until emergency medical personnel arrived.

Despite those life-saving efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have not identified the victim, but said he was 34-years-old. They say he was walking on the highway for unknown reasons when he was hit by a vehicle traveling north. That vehicle did not stop and kept traveling north on Highway 99.

Investigators are working to determine if drugs or alcohol were factors in this incident.

The CHP is urging anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information to reach out.