Pedestrian killed on Hwy. 60

Staff Reports

A 36-year-old man was killed while walking across the eastbound lanes of Highway 60 near the State Hwy. AD overpass Saturday night.

According to Dexter Police, Terry Edmond Belcher, Jr. was struck by an eastbound pickup truck just before 9 p.m. as he was attempting to make his way across the highway. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Stoddard County Coroner's offices assisted in the investigation of the accident. Dexter Police Det. Cory Mills reported early Sunday morning that foul play is not suspected and that the driver of the truck, who was unnamed, was released from the scene of the accident.

Traffic was diverted to Business 60 following the accident until the scene could be investigated and the area cleared.