Authorities have identified the man who was struck and killed by a vehicle near Sale Creek Monday.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Bruce Haynes, Jr. was struck on U.S. 27 around 6:30 p.m.
Haynes was dead when deputies arrived on the scene.
Investigators aren’t sure why he was in the road, sheriff’s spokesman Matt Lea said.
Authorities shut down U.S. 27 northbound from about 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. Traffic was temporarily diverted traffic to Coulterville Road until U.S. 27 reopened.