Jose Torres, 18, killed after car strikes him on I-40 in Catawba County, North Carolina
Teen killed after being hit by car on I-40 in Catawba County
Investigators said the collision happened just before 11 p.m. Wednesday in the westbound lanes, near First Street West.
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