Pedestrian hit by car, injured while walking on Highway 101, CHP says

A pedestrian was struck by a car and majorly injured while walking on Highway 101 near Paso Robles on Monday evening.

According to a news release from the California Highway Patrol, at around 6:40 p.m. a 2005 Nissan sedan driven by 23-year-old Paso Robles resident Edgar Gonzalez was traveling northbound on Highway 101 just south of the Highway 46 exit.

Joshua Parker, 40, of Paso Robles, was walking in the traffic lanes and was struck by Gonzalez’ vehicle, according to the release.

According to CHP’s traffic incident report page, the man appeared to have been sitting in the lanes and walking in front of traffic when a vehicle swerved to avoid hitting another car, and ended up hitting Parker.

The incident resulted in a shutdown of both northbound lanes at around 6:50 p.m. as Paso Robles police and fire departments responded to the scene, according to the CHP page.

In its release Tuesday, the CHP said Parker was transported via ambulance to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center after suffering major injuries in the collision.

Felipe Tiburcio, a 43-year-old Paso Robles resident and passenger in the Nissan, was injured, but declined medical aid, according to the release.

No one involved in the collision was arrested, according to the release.

CHP spokesman Patrick Seebart said Parker appeared to have been intoxicated during the incident, but his blood alcohol content level was not known.