Pedestrian Killed Along I-70 Near Hagerstown
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police say a Hagerstown man has died after he was struck by a tractor-trailer on the shoulder of Interstate 70 near the western Maryland city.
The tractor-trailer driver reported the incident shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday.
Police say 32-year-old Brian Wylie had parked his pickup truck on the right-hand shoulder of the eastbound lanes due to mechanical problems. They say the flashers were on and Wylie was outside the vehicle.
Police say the tractor-trailer left the travel lanes and hit the pickup truck and then hit Wylie.
They say the tractor-trailer driver wasn't hurt.
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