LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has identified the pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning.

Martha Marie Martinez, 23, Clearlake, was the victim of the crash, said Lauren Berlinn, the sheriff’s office spokesperson.

The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said its officers responded just before 2 a.m. Sunday to a report of a pedestrian down in the roadway on Highway 53 north of Anderson Ranch Parkway near the city of Clearlake.

The officers found Martinez lying in the northbound lane of Highway 53.

The CHP said officers attempted to provide medical assistance but by that time Martinez had already died.

It’s believed she was hit by a vehicle traveling northbound in the No. 2 lane. The vehicle then fled, and authorities believe alcohol impairment was a factor in the crash.

Any witnesses to this collision are asked to contact Officer Leal Santana of Clear Lake CHP at 707-279-0103.

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