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Man killed on North Gloster ID'd as Tupelo resident
by Danza Johnson/NEMS Daily Journal
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TUPELO - The man killed while crossing North Gloster Street on Monday has been identified as 57-year-old Sammy Keith Smith of Tupelo.

Lee County Coroner Carolyn Gillentine-Green said Smith was pronounced dead at that North Mississippi Medical Center at about 9 p.m., hours after being struck by a vehicle near Woody's restaurant.

Police are still investigating the accident, which happened around 6:30 p.m. Lt. Tim Clouse said he does not think the incident was intentional.

The speed limit on Gloster Street is 45 mph. He said accidents like Monday's usually occur because pedestrians aren't paying attention.

A pedestrian was killed crossing North Gloster Street near Milam Elementary School in 2008 and another was hit and killed crossing McCullough Boulevard after leaving a night club last year.

Smith is at least the third pedestrian killed while crossing a street in Lee County since December. Shannon High School student 16-year-old Sadarius Johnson was killed while trying to cross Highway 145 in December. Less than a month later Melvin Houston, 36, also was killed crossing the same highway.

Gillentine-Green said there were only two pedestrians killed in 2009 countywide.

Contact Danza Johnson at (662) 678-1583 or danza.johnson@djournal.com.
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tjmoore
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March 11, 2010
The first incident six months ago involved a homeless man being hit by a train. He did not die.
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tonib3
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March 11, 2010
wasn't sadarius johnson playing some teenage game of chicken? the kids put on layers and layers of clothing and dart out in front of vehicles.
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ultracreep
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March 10, 2010
I didn't know the folks that were hit were homeless, but I have noticed more homeless people around than I have in the past.
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mimi_chelle
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March 10, 2010
does the article say he was homeless?
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tjmoore
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March 10, 2010
This is the second time in the last six months that a homeless pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle in Tupelo. When is the city going to admit that we do have a homeless population here and that something needs to be done?
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ultracreep
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March 10, 2010
Either people are dashing in front of cars, or the drivers just aren't paying attention. With the advent of cell phones, texting, and generally people being tired and zoning out while driving and walking it's probably a bit of both.
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