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Man was running across Utah freeway when a vehicle struck and killed him, police say

A 24-year-old man is dead after he was hit and killed by a car on Interstate 15 in Kaysville on Tuesday night, police say.

Cody C. Ashment, of Layton, was on foot and running across southbound lanes of the freeway “for an unknown reason” just before 10:15 p.m. when a sedan hit him, according to a news release from the Utah Highway Patrol.

The car was changing lanes to exit at 200 North when it struck Ashment.

Police said Ashment was killed on impact. The woman driving the car and her daughter were uninjured, according to UHP.