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The original story from the newspaper
Posted by jarnott on Saturday, 29 January 2005 (16:11:26) EST (368 reads)
Survey crew member killed after being struck by truck
Friday, December 17, 2004
By GUY BUSBY
Staff Reporter
A Foley man died Thursday after being hit by a pickup truck while he was walking across U.S. 98 near Elberta, according to Baldwin authorities.
Thomas Arnott, 68, was struck about one mile east of Elberta, Baldwin County Coroner Huey Mack Sr. said. He was taken to South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, where he died, the coroner said.
Elberta Police Chief Gary Peaden said Arnott was one of three people on a survey crew working near the highway. The other crewmen had already crossed the highway when Arnott stepped onto the roadway and was hit at around 10:30 a.m.
"They were going from the north side to the south side and it just appears that the victim just didn't see the truck," Peaden said.
The chief said he believed that the survey crew was doing work in the area for a private employer, and was not linked to state or local highway agencies. No additional information was available, the chief said.
Peaden said Arnott was hit by an eastbound pickup truck that was pulling a utility trailer. The truck driver was not injured.
Peaden did not identify the driver Thursday.
The chief said the driver did not appear to have been violating any laws. The driver was not speeding and there was no evidence of drug or alcohol use, he said.
No charges were expected to be filed, Peaden said, although the case remained under investigation.
Funeral services for Arnott had not been announced Thursday.
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