Pedestrian Dies After He's Hit By Truck On I-70

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police say a Glen Burnie man is dead after he was hit by a tractor-trailer while walking along Interstate 70 near Hagerstown.

Police say 21-year-old Matthew Poe died Wednesday at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. He was struck shortly after 6 a.m. near the Walnut Point Road overpass, several miles west of the city.

Capt. Mike Fluharty says the truck driver told police Poe was walking in a westbound traffic lane.

Police say the truck driver won't be charged.

The truck was registered to R&L Transfer Inc. of Alexandria, Indiana.

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