CRIME

Pedestrian dies after walking into path of tractor-trailer on I-81 in Chambersburg

Amber South
Chambersburg Public Opinion

A pedestrian was killed early Friday after walking into a tractor-trailer that was traveling on Interstate 81 in Guilford Township. 

A female entered the southbound lanes from the west in the area of the 15.5 mile marker, just south of the U.S. 30 exit, at about 1 a.m. and struck a tractor-trailer on the passenger side of the cab, according to Pennsylvania State Police. 

The pedestrian died at the scene. The police report did not identify her. 

The driver of the tractor-trailer, Miami Jade, 27, of Brooklyn, Pa., was found to be under the influence of alcohol, police said. 

Chambersburg EMS, Waynesboro ALS, Station 4 fire and rescue and fire police, the Franklnin County Coroner's Office and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation assisted at the scene. 

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