SAN DIEGO – The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public's help in locating a car that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident on Interstate 15 north of Via Rancho Parkway about 3:45 a.m. Thursday.

The car is described as a gold 2008 or 2009 Mazda3 with right-front end damage, including a missing right-side mirror.

A pedestrian who was walking in the No. 5 lane of northbound I-15 was struck by a vehicle and propelled from the passenger side of the car into a concrete barrier on the right shoulder, the CHP said.

Following the accident, the driver fled, leaving some vehicle debris on the right shoulder, the CHP said.

A driver spotted the body on the freeway's right shoulder just before 4 a.m. and alerted authorities.

The victim, who was dead when the CHP arrived, was described as black, about 50 years old, and apparently homeless, the Medical Examiner's Office said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Oceanside CHP office at (760) 757-1675.

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