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Man Killed While Crawling Across Durham Highway

A man was struck and killed Wednesday night while crawling across N.C. Highway 55 in Durham, police said.

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DURHAM, N.C. — A man was struck and killed Wednesday night while crawling across N.C. Highway 55 in Durham, police said.

Winston Thomas, 55, of no known address, was crawling across N.C. 55 near Allendown Drive when he was struck by a northbound 2002 Toyota Camry driven by Marilyn Saleeby of Durham, according to investigators.

Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene. Saleeby was not injured.

Saleeby told investigators she did not see Thomas until she struck him. Investigators do not plan to file any charges against Saleeby.

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