(Brooklyn, IA) – A man who was walking on Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa, Tuesday night, was struck and killed by an unknown vehicle. The Iowa State Patrol reports for reasons unknown,  36-year-old Nicholas Andres Quintero, of Toledo, OH, was in the number 2 lane of I-80 westbound near mile-marker 202, when he was hit at around 5:11-a.m., Tuesday. The Patrol says the driver of the vehicle may not have known they struck a pedestrian.

The accident remains under investigation. The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Department of Transportation crews assisted at the scene.