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SANTA ANA, Orange County, Calif., Oct. 24, 2026 — A man died early on Saturday morning, October 24, after he was struck by a vehicle on southbound SR-55 near Edinger Avenue in Santa Ana.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash was reported around 3 a.m. in a construction area on southbound SR-55 just south of Edinger Avenue. A caller, reportedly the man's wife, told dispatchers he had been hit by a car. The vehicle involved was reportedly a white Lexus, though the CHP log lists the striking vehicle as unidentified.
Initial reports indicated the man was found on the right shoulder of the freeway in the construction zone. The circumstances that led him to be on the roadway have not been released. It is not known whether the driver remained at the scene.
A CHP unit was dispatched to the area, and the agency noted that a traffic camera near Edinger Avenue was not working at the time, with the nearest functioning camera located near the Warner Boulevard bridge. The crash remains under investigation, and no further details, including the identity of the man who died, had been released as of Saturday.
Our sympathies are with the family of the person who lost their life.
Local Crash Information for Santa Ana, CA
The fatal crash was reported at SR-55 and Edinger Avenue in Santa Ana. For more crash news from the area, see our latest Orange County crash news.
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