Pedestrian Suffers Major Injuries After Being Struck By Driver Near Hydesville

A man walking down the middle of Highway 36 just west of Hydesville was struck by a car earlier this evening, suffering major injuries.

Highway 36 was closed for a spell as paramedics and police processed the scene. It is now open, according to CHP dispatch.

Follow updates from CHP dispatch below.


6 p.m.
[1] MALE WALKING IN MIDDLE OF RDWY
6:01 p.m.
[4] 1039 16-S2 @ OFC
6:03 p.m.
[6] PER DUP CALLER, HE IS WALKING DOWN THE HILL WB TWDS 101 IN MIDDLE OF THE RDWY
6:07 p.m.
[11] [Notification] [CHP]-PED HAS NOW BEEN HIT
6:08 p.m.
[15] 1039 S2 AT OFC
6:08 p.m.
[13] VEH NO LONGER ON SCENE
6:09 p.m.
[18] 1039 HCSO STILL ENRT
6:11 p.m.
Unit Assigned
6:11 p.m.
Unit Enroute
6:14 p.m.
[23] HCSO OUT JEO RIVERBAR RD - PER SCANNER
6:15 p.m.
[25] WB LANE BLOCKED
6:15 p.m.
Unit Assigned
6:15 p.m.
Unit Enroute
6:17 p.m.
[28] PER HCSO THE DRIVER OF THE VEH THAT HIT PED IS 97 - S1 AND 31 CPZ
6:21 p.m.
[31] 16-S1 CLOSING EB TRAFFIC AT RIVERBAR
6:21 p.m.
Unit Assigned
6:28 p.m.
[36] 16-S1 FIRE RELIEVEING AT 1184 - RESPONDING TO SCENE
6:29 p.m.
Unit At Scene
6:29 p.m.
[37] FIRE CLOSING 36 AT A ST
6:46 p.m.
Unit Assigned
6:50 p.m.
[46] ALL INFO ALREADY TO FIRE
6:50 p.m.
[45] NEG 20001 - HWY OPEN NOW - MOVING ALL INV'D PTYS TO WIDE SPOT JWO RIVERBAR
6:50 p.m.
[44] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 20001-Hit and Run w/Injuries to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP
7:05 p.m.
Unit Cleared
7:43 p.m.
Unit Cleared
7:53 p.m.
Unit Cleared

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