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Pedestrian laying on Eastland County road struck, killed by pickup truck

Texas DPS says the 31-year-old Stanton woman was laying down in the center of the eastbound lane of FM 2214 and was not visible to the driver.
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EASTLAND COUNTY, Texas — A Stanton woman died early Wednesday after being hit by a pickup truck in Eastland County.

The Texas Department of Public Safety says the incident happened shortly after midnight Wednesday on Farm-to-Market Road 2214, west of Desdemona.

Catelynn Brooke Jordan, 31, of Stanton, was laying down in the center of the eastbound lane of FM 2214, approximately a quarter mile west of Farm-to-Market Road 8. 

Daniel Russell Piper, 39, of Eastland, was driving a pickup truck east on FM 8. Jordan was not visible to Piper, who struck her.

Jordan was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Jon Glenn.

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