Joseph Legrotte, 61, fatally struck by box truck while walking in lanes of I-49 in Grandview, Missouri
I-49 in Grandview reopens after box truck strikes, kills pedestrian
Around 4:30 a.m., a box truck struck a man who was walking in the southbound lanes of I-49 south of Main Street, said Capt. Ryan Sharp, a spokesman for Grandview Police.
Grandview police investigating deadly crash where person walking on I-49 was killed
The box truck driver stopped and remained at the scene, and is cooperating with the investigation.
Authorities identify pedestrian killed on I-49 in Grandview
It was reported that the man killed has been identified as 61-year-old Joseph Legrotte.
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