Pedestrian hit and killed on I-77, no charges filed

MOORESVILLE, NC — No charges will be filed after a pedestrian was struck and killed overnight on I-77 near Mooresville, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

At around 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to I-77 South near NC 150 at Exit 36 ​​to investigate a collision between a pedestrian and a semi-trailer truck.

The investigation revealed that the pedestrian, 63-year-old Calvin Jay May, was walking on the highway wearing dark clothing. The highway was not lit and May was struck by the semi-trailer.

May died at the scene of the accident.

The driver of the semi-trailer, 26-year-old Meiko Madera, was not injured.

According to the authorities, neither speed nor impairment are likely to have contributed to the accident.