One Killed in Corpus Christi Pedestrian Accident on Interstate 37
Corpus Christi, Texas (December 22, 2018) – A 40-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car early Saturday morning on a Corpus Christi freeway near Lantana, according to a local news source.
The crash occurred at about 5:30 a.m. on Interstate 37.
Police said the woman was attempting to retrieve an item which had been blown onto the freeway by the wind and she was hit by a Chevy Malibu.
The woman lived in a transient camp under the overpass and her boyfriend witnessed the crash, police said.
The victim was killed in the crash. Her name was not immediately disclosed.
The Malibu driver stayed at the scene after the accident.
A portion of I-37 southbound was closed for about three hours as the police investigated the crash.
An investigation is ongoing.