Man walking in middle of Highway 79 in St. Charles County hit by car, killed

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Published: Aug. 14, 2022 at 3:14 PM CDT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY (KMOV) - A man walking in the middle of Highway 79 was hit by a car and killed near O’Fallon, Mo. Saturday night.

Police tell News 4 the accident happened just before 11:30 p.m. on Highway 79 near Vomund Road. Dylan E. Krenek, 23, was walking in the middle of the road when a 1997 GMC Jimmy going southbound hit him.

Krenek was pronounced dead at the scene.