Mathisen was walking in the area and was struck by a 2017 Peterbilt semitrailer driven by a 49-year-old Oroville man
Chico, Calif. – Kyle Mathisen, 45, of Yuba City, has been identified as the pedestrian who died after being struck by a car on Sunday evening in Chico.
The accident happened at around 11:17 p.m. on Highway 99 southbound at The Esplanade, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Mathisen was walking in the area and was struck by a 2017 Peterbilt semitrailer driven by 49-year-old Eliasar Seadler, of Oroville.
Mathisen was killed in the accident, according to the Butte County Sheriff-Coroner’s office.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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