Coroner identifies pedestrian struck and killed on Highway 273 over the weekend

ANDERSON, Calif. — The Shasta County Chief Deputy Coroner, Lieutenant Thompson, has positively identified the man who died after reportedly jumping in front of a moving pickup truck on Highway 273 over the weekend.

Lt. Thompson says the man was identified as 41-year-old Carl Timothy Smith of Anderson, Calif. The SCSO says Smith's next-of-kin had been notified and a postmortem examination will be scheduled.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says they are still investigating the crash. However, they said the incident occurred just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21. They said 66-year-old Clarence Odell, of Redding, was driving a pickup truck about 50 mph southbound on Highway 273, just north of Metz Road. CHP said a man, now identified as Smith, saw Odell's pickup truck driving down the highway and jumped about 25 feet ahead of it.

CHP says Odell braked and attempted to stop. However, Odell could not avoid colliding with Smith. Emergency Personnel were immediately dispatched to the area and pronounced Smith dead at the scene.

No other injuries were reported. CHP says alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the collision for Odell.

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