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Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle on Tarrant County farm road

Fort Worth man struck, killed Friday night by a vehicle on a rural Tarrant County highway, authorities said.
Fort Worth man struck, killed Friday night by a vehicle on a rural Tarrant County highway, authorities said.

A 34-year-old Fort Worth man was killed Friday night when he was struck by a vehicle on a farm road, authorities said.

No charges had been filed against the motorist as of Tuesday.

The victim was identified as Aaron Howell. He was pronounced dead at 11:07 p.m. Friday on Farm Road 1187 in southwest Tarrant County, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s website. He died from multiple blunt force injuries and his death was an accident, a medical examiner’s official ruled.

The accident occurred in the 9500 block of Farm Road 1187. It’s unclear what the circumstances were surrounding the death.

“So far it appears to be a horrific accident that could not have been avoided,” David McClelland, a spokesman with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, said in an email Tuesday.

Deputies did not release any other details.

Domingo Ramirez Jr.: 817-390-7763,@mingoramirezjr.

This story was originally published September 4, 2018 at 1:48 PM with the headline "Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle on Tarrant County farm road."

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