The County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal pedestrian vs. vehicle collision Feb. 2, which involved a man running amok in the street at night.
At 12:29 a.m. Feb. 2, Sheriff’s deputies responded to the report of a distraught male running from his residence on O’Connor Way in rural SLO.
“As deputies continued their response, the victim reportedly stepped in front of and was struck by an oncoming southbound vehicle on West Foothill Blvd.,” said Sheriff’s Sgt. Anthony Perry. The victim, Austin Joseph Ryan, 23 who lives in the neighborhood, died at the scene.
The motorist, a 43-year-old Los Osos woman “is not suspected of impairment,” Perry said. An autopsy was to be performed including toxicology testing, which could take 4-6 weeks for results.
