Mount Vernon boy killed while rollerblading near Mount Pleasant

On Wednesday, November 6, approximately around 9 p.m., a 16-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed on U.S. 271, about a mile north of Mount Pleasant.According to Texas DPS Sgt. Ethan Sartor, he was traveling southbound in the northbound lane of traffic on roller blades. A northbound vehicle hit him with its front. The driver stopped and called emergency services.The pedestrian was tak...

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