Pedestrian killed in collision on Route 40 at Scotland Drive in Bear, Delaware
Philly man struck and killed; Del. man charged with DUI after driving through crash site
State police say the 53-year-old Philadelphia man got out of his vehicle on the shoulder of Route 40 and started walking westbound. That's when he was hit by a 2020 Kia Sportage.
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