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SIG alert issued after pedestrian found dead on I-805 N

CHP issued the SIG alert shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday when a pedestrian was found dead on Interstate 805 North.
Credit: KFMB

SAN DIEGO — The California Highway Patrol is investigating after a pedestrian's body was found in the first lane of Interstate 805 Tuesday morning. 

According to CHP, the incident happened around 4:38 a.m. when a black Chevy pickup truck hit the body while it was on the road. 

The San Diego Medical Examiner's Office arrived on the scene shortly before 5 a.m. A SIG alert was issued shortly afterward and is in effect for two hours. 

The northbound section of Interstate 15 transition road was closed shortly after 5 a.m. for the investigation.

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