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March 29, 2024

Coroner identifies man, 23, hit by truck on freeway

Accident

Courtesy Mike Nichols

A semitruck is shown on Interstate 15 after an accident involving a pedestrian, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.

A man fatally struck Monday morning by a semitractor-trailer on southbound Interstate 15 near Jean has been identified as 23-year-old Justin Prokop, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.

Prokop, of Burgettstown, Penn., entered the travel lanes from the median about 9:50 a.m. and headed west in the path of the truck, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The driver hit the brakes before the truck hit Prokop, who was pronounced dead on scene, authorities said.

Mike Nichols, who was driving to Southern California, said he saw Prokop pacing along the side of a concrete median before the pedestrian entered the freeway.

The driver remained on scene, according to the Highway Patrol.

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