A pedestrian in a Highway 101 lane was hit and killed by a vehicle near La Cumbre Road in Santa Barbara Monday morning and the California Highway Patrol is looking for the driver involved, Officer Jon Gutierrez said.

The motorist was traveling north on Highway 101 and hit the person in the right lane of the roadway north of La Cumbre Road around 6:45 a.m., Gutierrez said. The driver of the vehicle, which was described as a large SUV, then fled the scene, he said.

The pedestrian was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and died of his injuries, Gutierrez said.

Gutierrez said it is undetermined if alcohol or drugs were a contributing factor in this crash. Anyone with information about the fatal collision can contact the Santa Barbara Area CHP Office at 805.967.1234 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

No further information about the person hit by the vehicle was available Monday morning.

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