chalkA pedestrian was killed in a hit and run at Highway 101 and the Tefft Street exit in Nipomo on Saturday night.

Shortly after 9:15 p.m., a motorist reported what they thought was a dead animal on the highway. Officers arrived to find the body of an unidentified male in the southbound lane.

California Highway Patrol officers investigating the scene closed off one lane of the highway until 1:28 a.m.

CHP officers asked Santa Maria Police to be on the lookout for a damaged vehicle headed southbound. However, while one vehicle was stopped, it was not connected to the hit-and-run.

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