A pedestrian was killed this morning in a tractor-trailer crash on I-44.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, just after 5:30 a.m., Lawrence County authorities notified MSHP about an eastbound crash near Mount Vernon.
Authorities say an eastbound passenger car hit a deer on the road, stopped in the driving lane and got out of the car to move the deer off the roadway.
A tractor-trailer in the same lane saw the car and broke hard to avoid a collision, but ended up striking the pedestrian and vehicle.
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