By james art The investigation continues Sunday into a fatal collision in the southbound lanes of the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Irvine, where a topless woman seen running then lying in the lanes was reportedly fatally struck by a vehicle.
A witness told the California Highway Patrol that at 8:55 p.m. Saturday, a shirtless woman wearing camouflage shorts attempted to cross the southbound lanes, then return to the right shoulder just north of the Culver Boulevard exit .
Additional reports variously indicated that she was running northbound in the southbound lanes, walking in the middle lanes, and lying in one lane.
At 9:01 p.m., the CHP reported that a pedestrian had been struck by a white Tesla Model X in the median.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The CHP has issued a SigAlert while the investigation continues.