MEAD, Colo. — A man is dead after being struck by a FedEx semi-truck while walking on Interstate 25 early Saturday morning.
A semi struck the person around 4:53 a.m. Trooper Sherri Mendez told Denver7.
Preliminary reports indicate the male pedestrian was traveling northbound in the center of the southbound right lane when a FedEx truck, also traveling in that lane, struck him, CSP said in a press release.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Weld County Coroner will release his identity once next of kin has been notified.
The FedEx truck's driver, a 35-year-old man, was not injured. He is not expected to face charges.
The interstate reopened shortly before 10 a.m.
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