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Man killed trying to cross I-70 in St. Charles Co. identified

The crash happened just before Lake St. Louis Blvd.

LAKE ST LOUIS, Mo. — A man was hit and killed while trying to cross I-70 early Monday morning.

It happened just before Lake St. Louis Blvd. at 5:15 a.m.

The man had just hopped over the median wall when he was hit by a car driving in the eastbound lanes, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The driver stopped and stayed at the scene.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified him as 35-year-old Leonard J. Briley of Troy, Missouri.

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The crash shut down the eastbound I-70 lanes and caused a traffic backup that was miles long for several hours.

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