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Man, 21, fatally struck while walking on freeway in El Cajon

East County News Service

January 20, 2026 (El Cajon) – A 21-year-old man from Kaibeto, Arizona walked onto Interstate 8 west from Mollison Avenue, amid low-lighting conditions on January 17 at 1:20 a.m.  He was struck by a 2021 Toyota Venza driven by an El Cajon man,49.


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