Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Harker Heights

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas - A Killeen man is dead after a vehicle struck him in Harker Heights Wednesday afternoon.

The Harker Heights Police Department says it responded to the auto-ped crash on I-14 westbound at Indian Trail around 2:15 p.m. on May 3. Police and fire crews also provided medical assistance at the scene.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the man, later identified as 20-year-old Elijah Chiasson, had been in the center lane of traffic when he was struck. Chiasson was pronounced deceased at 3:55 p.m.