THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF HIGHWAY 1 WERE CLOSED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS LAST NIGHT, AFTER A MAN RAN ACROSS THE SOUTHBOUND LANES (AND THE CENTER DIVIDER), BEFORE BEING HIT BY A NORTHBOUND VEHICLE. THE JUST-AFTER 5:30 P.M. ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR CAPITOLA. THE 38 YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE MAN WHO WAS HIT WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE OF THE NEW YEAR’S EVE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 1.
