Pedestrian fatally hit on I-94 in downtown St. Paul

The victim had been in a crash moments before he was hit.

April 16, 2021 at 3:01PM

A man from Lake Crystal, Minn. was killed Thursday night after he was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 94 in downtown St. Paul.

Nicholas Hunt, 38, was involved in a crash with another vehicle on southbound Interstate 35E near I-94 about 8:30 p.m. Hunt got out of his vehicle and ran down an embankment into the lanes of westbound I-94 where he was hit by another vehicle, the State Patrol said.

Hunt was pronounced dead at the scene.

Neither the driver nor a passenger in the car that hit Hunt were hurt, the patrol said.

Tim Harlow

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.

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