One Killed in Abilene Pedestrian Accident on Westbound I-20
Abilene, Texas (November 26, 2018) – A man was struck and killed by a car Sunday night on a freeway in Abilene, according to a local news source.
The deadly accident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. November 25, on westbound Interstate 20.
Police said a Ford Ranger struck the man for unknown reasons on the freeway. He was killed in the crash.
According to the victim’s wife, her husband was walking to the store when he was struck by the vehicle.
The involved driver said he thought he struck a deer.
The crash closed the freeway for several hours. Traffic was backed up 11 miles to FM 603 in Eula.
The freeway was re-opened a while after midnight.
APD traffic division is conducting the investigation.