On Friday afternoon, a highway worker lost his life when he was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 29.
The accident occurred when 60-year-old Sharon Odom was driving southbound on Highway 29 when her 2006 Ford Mustang traveled off the road and collided with a highway worker. He was identified as 41-year-old Maceo Perkins. The vehicle also struck an unoccupied Dodge Ram sitting off the roadway.
Odom was trapped in her vehicle and had to be extricated at the scene. She was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital with serious injuries. Perkins was pronounced dead at the scene.
Charges are pending.
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