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CHP patrol vehicle fatally strikes pedestrian in San Mateo

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A California Highway Patrol vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian in San Mateo on Wednesday night, a spokesperson for the agency said.

The collision happened just after 10 p.m. on eastbound Highway 92 near the Delaware Street offramp, a CHP vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian who was in the roadway.

According to the CHP, the officer was transporting a DUI suspect. That's when a man was walking on the highway.

CHP says the officer and the suspect in the car were not injured in the crash.

The highway was closed for six hours before reopening around at 4 a.m. Thursday.

The man who was killed was not identified.

The collision is under investigation.

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