Xerik Stefan Letroise, 18, killed when pickup strikes him on U.S. 77 near Corpus Christi, Texas
Pedestrian killed in early Friday crash
About 2 a.m., the driver of a Dodge Ram pickup was traveling north on US Highway 77 north, near Corpus Christi, when an 18-year-old man ran out to the driver's lane and was struck by the pickup, according to a DPS news release.
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