Crash kills pedestrian crossing I-35 frontage road in Waco
A truck hit and killed a 58-year-old man crossing the Interstate 35 frontage road on foot near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard early Monday morning, according to Waco Police.
Summary by The Waco Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: By CHRISTOPHER DE LOS SANTOS, as published by Waco Tribune-Herald · · 1 min read
A truck hit and killed a 58-year-old man crossing the Interstate 35 frontage road on foot near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard early Monday morning, according to Waco Police.

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