Pedestrian killed in collision along Interstate 5 west of Los Banos, CHP reports

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle Sunday on Interstate 5 just west of Los Banos, California Highway Patrol reported.

At 10:03 p.m. the Merced Communications Center received calls of a pedestrian walking in the southbound lanes of the highway, waving down traffic, according to a CHP news release.

The pedestrian was reportedly near a Mercedes Sprinter van located along the right shoulder of the southbound lane.

Officers from the Los Banos Area office arrived at 10:22 p.m. The officers observed a a person run westbound from the area south of the van and towards an agriculture field near the highway.

A CHP helicopter was requested to check the area, but the pilot was unable to locate the pedestrian seen running west from the van.

A short time later, CHP received a call from a driver of a 2013 Toyota, identified as Xavier Siberson, 24, of Sylmar, who reported he had struck a pedestrian in the middle of the roadway, according to the release.

Authorities said Siberson was located about a quarter mile south of the van’s location and officers located the pedestrian in the median. Responding emergency personnel pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation.

This story was originally published May 31, 2021 at 4:38 PM.