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A Lebanon man was killed Saturday, April 2, after he was struck by a number of cars while walking near milepost 238 on Interstate 5 in Linn County.

The Oregon State Police reported that 35-year-old Robert Halfacre was attempting to cross the lanes of travel on foot when he was hit by 50-year-old Paul Sanchez, of Klamath Falls, driving a northbound BMW 645CI. According to the OSP, Sanchez couldn’t avoid the collision. Halfacre was then struck by several other passing vehicles.

Halfacre sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Sanchez was uninjured. All involved driver...