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Pedestrian Killed in I-73 Crash Identified: Greensboro Police

The accident shut down all southbound lanes of the highway for several hours.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Police have identified a pedestrian killed in a crash on I-73 this morning. 

Greensboro Police say Jason Stephens, 29, was walking in the travel lanes of I-73 South when he was hit and killed by a Jeep. 

The crash happened early Wednesday morning and shut down the southbound lanes of the highway between exit 102 (Wendover Avenue) and exit 97 (I-85) for several hours. All lanes reopened around 9 a.m. 

Police say excessive speed nor driver impairment were factors in the crash. 

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