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A pedestrian who died after being hit by a vehicle on the Boulder Turnpike has been identified.
Jon Dykas, 26, of the Boulder area, was hit at about 7 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 36 near McCaslin Boulevard.
Dykas died a short time later at Centura Health Avista Adventist Hospital, the Boulder Coroner’s Office said today in a media release. The cause and manner of death are “pending further investigation.”
It’s unclear why Dykas was on the highway, the Colorado State Patrol said.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
