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Jefferson man killed in Pulaski County accident

A 33-year-old Jefferson man was killed early Saturday morning in a pedestrian accident in Pulaski County.

Todd Jared Pevy was attempting to cross from the south shoulder to the north shoulder of Interstate 440 on the river bridge when he was struck by a vehicle that was eastbound on the roadway, according to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police.

The vehicle was driven by Wayne Germany of Huntingdon, Tenn.

The accident was reported at 3:54 a.m. and Trooper First Class Antoine Williams reported that it was raining and the roadway was wet at the time.

Germany, who was wearing a seat belt, was not injured, the report said.

The accident was the 358th reported on the state’s highways.