Leon Barrett, 78, was struck and killed by an SUV on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Pedestrian struck and killed on N.J highway
Leon Barrett was walking in the road at 12:09 a.m. in front of Walmart in the area of Oak Tree Lane when he was hit, Egg Harbor Township police said.
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