A 46-year-old Eugene man died on July 31 after he was struck by a truck near the intersection of Highway 228 and I-5 in Linn County, according to the Oregon State Police.
A preliminary investigation of the crash scene revealed a Dodge Ram towing a utility trailer operated by Justin Cane Clark, 39, of Junction City, was traveling westbound on the highway when he struck Elijah A. Copeland around 8:45 p.m.
Copeland is thought to have left a parked Toyota Tacoma and entered the westbound lane on foot for an unknown reason before he was hit…