A Middle River man was killed Wednesday night after he stepped into the path of a large pickup truck while attempting to cross Pulaski Highway near Middle River Road, Baltimore County police said. The man's identity was withheld pending notification of his family. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., the man ran across the eastbound lanes in the 9500 block of Pulaski Highway near the Colonial Motel just east of Middle River, then climbed over a nearly 4-foot tall concrete barrier separating the east- and westbound lanes. Police said the man then entered the fast lane and was struck by a late-model Ford F-350 pickup truck. Police said the man suffered multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pickup truck, whose name was not released, remained at the scene and was not injured. The victim was taken to the state medical examiner's office. The county police crash team is investigating the accident.

- Richard Irwin