Justin Carl Schlotzhauer, 30, killed and one person injured in pedestrian collision with alleged drunk driver Jerme Burson, 37, on U.S. 59 near Shepherd, Texas
Wichita Falls man killed in auto-pedestrian crash in southeast Texas
The initial crash report indicates that Jerme Burson, 37, was driving a 2005 Dodge pickup north on Highway 59 when he drove onto the shoulder of the road and struck Schlotzhauer and another person who were walking north.
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