A pedestrian was killed Friday night while trying to cross Hwy. 46 near his Squaw Lake home in Itasca County, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

Keith J. Rogers, 33, had just been dropped off by his uncle and was crossing the highway when struck by a car driven by Carl T. Fugleberg, 57, of Byron, the patrol said.

Fugleberg was southbound on Hwy. 46 when the accident happened at 8:17 p.m., at mile post 27. He was not seriously injured. Rogers died at the scene.

JOY POWELL