Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Early Morning Crash on I-64

Saturday, June 1, 2024: A female pedestrian was struck and killed early Saturday morning on I-64 eastbound near the Lanesville exit. 

Around 1:30 Saturday morning, Harrison County authorities requested assistance with a truck versus pedestrian crash on I-64 at the Lanesville exit.  When troopers and officers arrived, they found a deceased female in the roadway between the Lanesville exit and the Crandall/Lanesville Road overpass.

Two semi-trucks were also at the scene.  A maroon 2003 Peterbilt pulling a trailer sat in the grass median on the westbound side of the interstate.  The driver of the Peterbilt advised he swerved and missed a pedestrian in the eastbound lanes but drove off the left side of the roadway and crashed through the cable barrier before coming to rest on the westbound side.  The second truck, a white 2022 Freightliner, stopped in the right-hand emergency lane just east of the overpass.  The Freightliner’s driver stated he was eastbound on I-64 approaching the Lanesville exit and was unable to avoid striking a person in the middle of the righthand lane. After striking the individual, the driver immediately pulled off on the right side of the roadway and stayed at the scene.  

The preliminary investigation reveals that the female pedestrian had recently left a vehicle on the eastbound Lanesville offramp.  For an unknown reason, the victim then walked off toward the interstate before being struck.  

Investigators have not yet positively identified the victim because she had several identifications in her possession from various states, each with differing identities.  However, investigators have obtained information that she was possibly from Columbia.

The interstate remained closed until six Saturday morning while ISP crash scene investigators conducted their on-scene investigation.  The investigation is ongoing.  No drivers have been charged or cited as a result of the investigation.  Toxicology results on the victim are still pending.