Update: Charges: Driver was Racing in Crash that Killed Minnesota Pedestrian

Mankato, MN (KROC-AM News)- A 66-year-old man was killed Monday night when he was struck by a sedan while crossing a street in southern Minnesota

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The State Patrol responded to the intersection of Madison Ave & Hope St. which is in an area populated by several stores in the eastern part of  Mankato. The vehicle-pedestrian collision was reported shortly after 9:30 p.m. 

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The state crash report says the pedestrian, identified as Jeffery Allie Ward, was pronounced dead at the scene. The sedan that struck him was traveling east on Madison Ave. 

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The driver of the sedan is described as an 18-year-old woman from Mankato. Her name has not been released.

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