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Pedestrian struck and killed on I-80 in Polk County

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March 20th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Altoona, Iowa) – A pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate 80 near Altoona, Sunday night. The Iowa State Patrol reports, a 2022 Chevy pickup driven by 49-year-old Rodney Gene Fuller, of Grimes, was westbound in the center lane of I-80, when the vehicle struck 36-year-old Perry Wilton Robert Dodds, of Des Moines. The Patrol said Dodds was standing in the center lane, wearing all dark clothes. He was killed on impact.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Altoona Police and EMS.