A pedestrian died Friday afternoon in the Diboll Relief Route construction zone on U.S. Highway 59 in Burke after being struck by a semi-truck, according to Angelina County Sheriff Tom Selman.

A pedestrian who left his car on foot after it became stuck to the left of a lane in the Diboll Relief Route construction zone on U.S. Highway 59 in Burke died after being struck by a semi-truck Friday afternoon, according to Angelina County Sheriff Tom Selman.

Nathaniel Jared Yinger, 40, of Westminster, Maryland, was found in the highway in an area south of Stringer Road, Selman said.