The man got out of the pickup truck that stopped on the right shoulder of the highway and was in the roadway when he was struck by a commercial tractor-trailer, the patrol stated in a release.
The crash victim’s identity has not been released pending notification of family.
The interstate was closed until shortly after 3 a.m. following the crash, which remains under investigation.
The Clay Twp. Police Department, Preble County Sheriff’s Office and Brookville Fire Department assisted at the scene.
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