Tabatha Knichel, 36, struck and killed by a hit-and-run truck driver on Interstate70 eastbound in St. Charles County, Missouri
St. Charles woman killed in hit-and-run crash
The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, causing a long traffic backup. The Missouri Highway Patrol said 36-year-old Tabatha Knichel walked into the path of an 18-wheeler from the right shoulder of the interstate.
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