NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. - A Dudley man was struck and killed by a tractor trailer near Sikeston earlier today, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Robert Deveau, 26, was walking in the westbound lane of U.S. 60 around 4:15 a.m. when a tractor trailer driven by Larry Teague, 34, of Puxico hit Deveau.
New Madrid County coroner Jimmy McSpadden pronounced Deveau dead at the scene at 5:20 a.m.
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