A Rochester man was killed Friday evening in a car - pedestrian crash.
Just before 7:30 p.m. officers from the Indiana State Police and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department responded to a vehicle-pedestrian crash on U.S. 31 near Fulton County Road 50 East. The preliminary crash investigation revealed that a 23-year-old Cincinnati, OH, man was driving a 2004 Toyota Highlander in the passing lane of southbound U.S. 31 near County Road 50 East. Steven Patrick Biggs, 51, of Rochester, was walking across the travel portion of southbound U.S. 31 when he was struck by the Toyota.
Biggs was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Ohio man was not injured.
The crash is still under investigation.
Indiana State Police were assisted by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department, the Fulton County Coroner’s Office, and Fulton County EMA.
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