Officials have identified the pedestrian who was hit by an SUV and killed before dawn in Maplewood.
Heriberto Severino-Luna, 17, of Maplewood was struck about 5:45 a.m. Monday on southbound Hwy. 61 near Hwy. 36, the State Patrol said.
The SUV’s driver, Jesup Alexander Studer, 30, of Maplewood was not hurt, the patrol said.
The patrol has yet to release further specifics about the crash.
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