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Search on for truck that may have hit person who reportedly jumped from I-94 overpass

Witnesses indicated the truck driver may have struck the person without realizing it.

By Mary Lynn Smith

March 2, 2017 at 1:08PM
Authorities are seeking help locating this truck, which may have struck a person who reportedly jumped from an overpass onto Interstate 94 and was killed.
Authorities are seeking help locating this truck, which may have struck a person who reportedly jumped from an overpass onto Interstate 94 and was killed. (Dennis McGrath/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Minnesota State Patrol is looking for the driver of a semitrailer truck who may have hit a pedestrian Wednesday who reportedly jumped from an overpass onto Interstate 94 and was killed.

The person reportedly jumped from the County Road 9 overpass in Avon. Witnesses said a white semitrailer truck traveling east in the right lane may have struck the person without realizing it, according to the State Patrol.

The truck may have damage to its front bumper area. Troopers want to find out find out what the driver may have seen. Anyone with information about the semitrailer truck or its driver is asked to call the State Patrol St. Cloud district at 651-582-1292.

Mary Lynn Smith • 612-673-4788

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Mary Lynn Smith is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune. She previously covered St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County. Before that, she worked in Duluth where she covered local and state government and business. She frequently has written about the outdoors.

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