THE PEDESTRIAN HIT AND KILLED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 17 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 21-YEAR OLD IVAN MERCADO OF SANTA CRUZ. MERCADO STEPPED FROM THE CENTER MEDIAN INTO THE ROAD AND WAS HIT BY A 30-YEAR OLD DRIVING SOUTHBOUND. THE C-H-P HAS NOT YET DETERMINED WHO WAS AT FAULT.
