UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A Ukiah man died of his injuries after being hit by a vehicle on Tuesday night while walking across Highway 20 near Upper Lake.

In its Wednesday report, the California Highway Patrol did not release the name of the 46-year-old man who was mortally injured in the crash, pending notification of family.

At approximately 7:08 p.m. Tuesday the pedestrian was crossing Highway 20 from Main Street to Bridge Arbor North, the CHP said.

At the same time, Randy James Vess, 61, of Clearlake Oaks was driving his 2015 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup eastbound on Highway 20, approaching the intersection with Main Street/Bridge Arbor North at approximately 45 miles per hour, the CHP said.

The CHP said Vess' pickup hit the pedestrian, who later died of his injuries. Vess was not injured.

Investigators determined that Vess was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the collision, while the CHP said it did not yet know what level of impairment, if any, the pedestrian had at the time he was hit.

The CHP said the cause of the collision remains under investigation.

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