Eddie Joe Buxton, 65, killed in hit-and-run pedestrian collision on Alabama Highway 69 near Thomasville, Alabama
Pedestrian killed in Clarke County hit-and-run crash
Eddie Joe Buxton, 65, of Thomasville, was walking on or near the highway about 15 miles west of Thomasville around 8 p.m. Saturday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. The vehicle fled the scene of the accident.
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