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By Casey Roberts

Contributing Writer

A pedestrian was fatally struck Tuesday morning while crossing U.S. 27 near Wade Owens Road, according to Lincoln County Coroner Farris Marcum.

David McKittrick, 62, of Stanford, was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:40 a.m. The collision occurred as McKittrick was crossing the roadway and stepped into the path of a Nissan Rogue driven by a Lancaster woman, Marcum said.

Stanford Police Chief Zach Middleton reported that police, fire, and EMS crews were dispatched to the scene around 6 a.m. Kentucky State Police were later called to lead the investigation and conduct a collision reconstruction.

Authorities confirmed that no drugs or alcohol are suspected in connection with the driver, but a toxicology report and autopsy for McKittrick are pending, Marcum said.

The crash temporarily closed U.S. 27 for several hours, with traffic rerouted through the Walmart parking lot as investigators worked.