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Last updated on Thursday, August 30, 2018
(COLUMBUS) - A Columbus man who died after being struck by a pickup truck driven by his wife suffered multiple skull fractures.
34-year-old Justin L. Smith had extensive skull trauma after being hit by the vehicle on State Street near Beatty Street at 2:50 a.m. Monday, about four blocks from his home, according Bartholomew County Coroner Clayton Nolting.
Smith was pronounced dead at Columbus Regional Hospital at 3:33 a.m.
Officers have determined that Smith's wife, 34-year-old Angela D. Smith, was driving the vehicle that struck Justin Smith.
According to Columbus Police Lt. Matt Harris, she was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital for a blood draw and has been interviewed by detectives.
Columbus police are continuing to seek witnesses in the incident and are reviewing surveillance video from a nearby home that recorded the incident, Lt. Harris added.
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