A pedestrian attempting to cross the Golden State (5) Freeway was struck and killed by a vehicle in Arleta Saturday.
The collision was reported at 1:44 a.m. and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the southbound freeway and the Osborne Street off-ramp where they found the man lying near the slow lane of the freeway, CHP Officer Sergio Garcia told City News Service.
The man, whose name and age were not released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The CHP briefly closed two lanes of the freeway while they investigated the cause of the collision.