Pedestrian on highway killed after being hit by car in Baldwin County

Pedestrian on highway killed after being hit by car in Baldwin County

A pedestrian died after they were struck by a car Friday night while walking on I-10 in Baldwin County, authorities said Tuesday.

The victim, whose identity was not publicly released pending identification by the state Department of Forensic Sciences, was struck by a 2013 Hyundai Sonata around 9:40 p.m. Friday on I-10 near the 61-mile marker, about seven miles east of Robertsdale, said Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Senior Trooper Joshua Thompson.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

Further information was unavailable as authorities continued investigating the incident.