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DENVER—An Evergreen man is dead after being hit while he was walking across a state highway.
The Colorado State Patrol says 65-year-old James Steele was killed about 7:30 p.m. Monday when he walked into the path of a 1990 Mazda MX6 that was westbound on Colorado 74.
The Jefferson County coroner pronounced Steele dead at the scene.
The Mazda driver, 23-year-old Nathan Meader of Conifer, was treated for minor injuries.
Authorities say the crash remains under investigation, but alcohol and drugs are not suspected as factors in the accident.
