Police identify pedestrian killed in southern Indiana
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Authorities in southern Indiana have identified a pedestrian struck and killed while trying to cross a highway as a 51-year-old man from Louisville, Kentucky.
Clark County Sheriff's Cpl. Scottie Maples tells the News and Tribune (http://bit.ly/1EYhyiW) Mitchell Jackson was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross U.S. 31 in Clarksville, about 5 miles north of Louisville. Maples said a witness in a semi-trailer told police that they almost struck the pedestrian before the second vehicle did hit him about 11:30 p.m. Friday.
Maples said no charges are likely.
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Information from: News and Tribune, Jeffersonville, Ind., http://www.newsandtribune.com
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