BEAUMONT, Texas — One person died in a an early morning car accident on Eastex Freeway.
The accident happened around 2:34 a.m in the 6600 block of Eastex near Cavender's boot store in the area around Parkdale Mall Friday, Sept. 6.
An 18-wheeler was on the southbound feeder road in the 6600 block of Eastex Freeway when a pedestrian walked in front of the semi, Beaumont Police said in a news release.
The 18-wheeler struck the pedestrian, who was taken to a nearby hospital but later died.
Beaumont Police identified the pedestrian as David Devon Morris, 39, of Beaumont.
The accident is still under investigation, police said.
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