Southeast Missouri man killed when hit by truck

Monday, July 27, 2009 ~ Updated 10:34 AM

VAN BUREN, Mo. -- A pickup truck driver said he saw what he initially thought was a pile of clothes on a road in Carter County at 4:29 a.m. Friday. The pile of clothes was actually a person, who was killed when the truck ran over him.

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