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Man in Wheelchair Fatally Struck by Truck: Dallas Police

Police said a 59-year-old man in a wheelchair was fatally struck by a pickup truck in Dallas Sunday night. [[380487661,C]]

Dallas police said the man โ€” later identified as Columbus Locket โ€” was riding west on East Ledbetter Drive near Haas Drive when a 1990 Chevy pickup crashed into the back of his wheelchair at 9:56 p.m.

Locket was then thrown from the wheelchair. He was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to Dallas Police Department's Sr. Cpl. Melinda Gutierrez.

No further details have been released.

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