Pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle after attempting to cross I-75 in Findlay

FINDLAY, OH (WLIO) - A Michigan man was killed as he was trying to walk across I-75 in Findlay Sunday night.

Findlay police officers say that 51-year-old Belony Pierre of Coldwater, Michigan, was struck and killed around 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the northbound lane near Trenton Avenue. Pierre climbed over the guardrail to get onto the interstate. He crossed over the southbound lanes and a concrete barrier to the northbound lane, where he was hit by a vehicle driven by Jianna Taylor of Highland, Michigan. Pierre was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The incident is still under investigation.

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