A Starkville man died after he was struck by a vehicle Saturday on Highway 25.
Roosevelt Taylor Jr., 64, was killed about 4:38 a.m. while he was walking in the northbound lane of the highway near its intersection with Old Highway 25, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
He died at the scene, according to MHP.
The driver of the vehicle that struck Taylor, Raven A. Henton, 33, of Louisville, left the scene of the accident in a private vehicle, the release states.
She was detained by la
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