GREGG COUNTY, Texas — A Gladewater man was killed after being hit by a car while crossing the road early Sunday morning, the Department of Public Safety is reporting.
According to the preliminary report, around 4:30 a.m., the driver of a 2011 Toyota Corolla was traveling east on SH-31 approximately six miles west of the city of Kilgore in Gregg County.
The driver then struck a pedestrian walking across the roadway who has been identified as Marino Gunter, 45, of Gladewater.
Gunter was transported to Christus Good Shepard Medical Center – Kilgore where he later died.
The driver of the Toyota was identified as Christopher J. Toon, 27, of Kilgore.
The crash remains under investigation.
