Mary Delana Austin, 40, killed when struck by vehicle on Glenn Boulevard in Fort Payne, Alabama
Mississippi woman fatally struck by vehicle in northeast Alabama
Austin had been riding in a vehicle that was pulling a small utility trailer. When some of the items from the trailer spilled onto the road, the driver turned around and Austin, a passenger, got out to pick up the property, Bynum said.
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