DES MOINES, Iowa — Authorities have identified the man who died after being hit by a garbage truck along the 10400 block of NE University Avenue on Tuesday morning.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that Joshua David Haman, 36, of Pella, died at the scene.
An investigation revealed that Haman was involved in a single car accident at about 5 a.m., when his Ford Freestyle rolled into a ditch. It remains unknown if Haman was injured in that incident, and he wasn't there when deputies arrived.
Five hours later, witnesses reported that a pedestrian, later identified as Haman, left a tall grass/wooded area north of Hwy 163 and entered the travel portion of the roadway. Witnesses said that the driver of the Aspen Waste Systems Truck attempted to swerve, but Haman ran into the street and was struck by the side of the truck.
The driver of the truck was not injured, and the sheriff's office said that that person was not at fault.
There aren't any sidewalks or crosswalks in the area and the posted speed limit is 65 miles per hour.
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