Advertisement

Local News

| Digg | Facebook | E-mail | Print

Car Kills Pedestrian Along Highway In Mesquite

MESQUITE (CBS 11 News) ― According to police in Mesquite, three individuals tried to cross Interstate 635 around 9:30 p.m. Friday night. Two of them made it, but one did not.

That person, a male, was struck by a car. His body ended up on the median between northbound Interstate 635 and the frontage road.

Police said that the three individuals were trying to get to the Town East Mall, located on the other side of the highway. As of late Friday night, authorities were still looking for the other two individuals who made it across the interstate.

The driver of the car that struck the man did stop afterwards.

The accident caused traffic to back up along the highway, leading to another accident involving an 18-wheeler. However, nobody else was injured.

(© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)


From Our Partners

Video

You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.
Advertisement