A Good Samaritan who helped a truck driver change a tire was struck and killed on the Pennyrile Parkway.
The incident happened on Monday afternoon at approximately 3:40 near the 29-mile marker of northbound Pennyrile Parkway near the Hopkins/Christian County line.
According to media reports, 59-year-old Dewey Huff Jr., of Clarksville, Tennessee, assisted a truck driver change a tire in the emergency lane. After changing the tire, Huff was speaking with the trucker while standing in the right lane of travel when a 2023 Subaru Outback towing a camper struck and killed Huff.
The investigation is ongoing and being led by the Hopkins Co. Sheriff’s Office.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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