Truck kills Mayfield man standing in the middle of a highway

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Graves County man has died after being struck while standing in the middle of a highway.

The Paducah Sun reports that 27-year-old Dennis R. Rice of Mayfield was hit by a truck early Thursday morning on state Route 131.

The truck’s driver, whose name was not released, told police that it was raining hard and he did not see Rice.

Deputy Jason Harpole says the evidence collected during the investigation supports the driver’s story.

Harpole says the incident is not being investigated as a suicide, but says deputies and the victim’s family are confused about why Rice was in the area and why he was standing in the road.

A toxicology report has been ordered.