Authorities identify pedestrian killed attempting to cross Interstate 35

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The Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian killed by a northbound pickup truck on Interstate 35 near Eagleville Monday evening.

The body of 26-year-old Kalif Abdiaziz of Saint Cloud, Minnesota was taken to the Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany. Pickup driver 30-year-old Nathan Martin of Pulaski, Iowa was reported as not injured.

The pedestrian was walking from the east to the west side of the interstate, and the truck’s front driver’s side struck him. The truck came to a controlled stop on the northbound outside shoulder. Emergency personnel located Abdiaziz in the middle of the road, and the Harrison County Coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, North Harrison Ambulance, North Harrison Fire Department, and Harrison County First Responders assisted the Patrol at the scene.

This was the second traffic fatality in Harrison County this year investigated by the Patrol.


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