KEIZER, Ore. (AP) — State police identified a pedestrian struck and killed while trying to cross Interstate 5 early Thursday as 44-year-old Dale Underwood of Keizer.
Lt. Gregg Hastings says Underwood was trying to cross the freeway when he was hit by a sport utility vehicle. Four other vehicles then ran over the body.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators are trying to learn why Underwood was on Interstate 5 before dawn. State troopers want to hear from anyone who spoke with Underwood in the hours leading up to his death.