39-year-old male pedestrian dead after being hit by car while in the roadway of U.S. 50 in Aurora, Indiana
Pedestrian struck and killed in Aurora
Dearborn County Sheriff Shane McHenry says 20-year-old Alex Shackleford of Dillsboro was driving eastbound in the high-speed lane of US 50 when he struck a 39-year-old man, who was a resident of the nearby Heart House homeless shelter.
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