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DPS identifies Orange man killed by 18-wheeler while walking along Interstate 10

55-year-old Fred Baker Marsh Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene.

ORANGE, Texas — A man from Orange walking along Interstate 10 in Orange County was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler early Wednesday morning.

A Freightliner truck-tractor pulling a trailer was headed west along Interstate 10 near mile marker 876 at about 1:40 a.m. Wednesday morning, October 11, 2023, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The truck, driven by a 27-year-old Florida man, hit 55-year-old Fred Baker Marsh Jr., according to the news release.

An Orange County justice of the peace pronounced the person dead at the scene.

DPS Troopers are continuing to investigate the incident.

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