A Winslow man has died after being struck by a semi truck on Interstate 40 last week near Winslow.
According to the Department of Public Safety at around 3:35 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, Darian Lomeli, 19, of Winslow was standing in the outside lane of traffic near milepost 245 on westbound I-40 when he was struck by a commercial vehicle driven by Timothy Hill, 61, of Albuquerque, N.M. Lomeli died at the scene from his injuries. Hill remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigating troopers.
DPS Public Information Officer James Carne stated that the investigation is ongoing, and that speed and impairment do not appear to be factors in the collision.
