Police: Man lying on the roadway run over, killed

HAYTI HEIGHTS, Mo. -- A Southeast Missouri man is dead after being run over by a car while lying in the roadway.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Eldon Green, 47, of Hayti Heights was struck just before 9 p.m. Sunday.

The patrol said Green was lying in the street when a car driven by a 26-year-old woman struck him.

It wasn't clear why Green was in the street. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

The driver was treated for minor injuries.