YORK COUNTY, Pa. — UPDATE (Feb. 13): The York County Coroner's Office identified William Holliday as the pedestrian killed on I-83 on Friday morning.
Holliday, 22, was reportedly seen walking along the area of I-83 northbound near mile marker 22, shortly before 6 a.m., when he intentionally put himself in the path of the oncoming traffic.
He was then struck by two tractor-trailers and died immediately at the scene, said the county coroner's office.
Officials say he died by suicide.
The cause of his death is listed as multiple blunt force trauma.
PREVIOUS: State Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian on Interstate 83 northbound in York County.
According to emergency dispatch, crews were sent to Exit 22 at N. George St. around 6:00 a.m. on Feb. 12.
State Police said Friday morning that they were on the scene of an "incident" and the road may be closed for a while.
Interstate 83 Northbound was closed from Exit 22 at N. George St. to Exit 24 at Emigsville for a few hours.
As of 10:15 a.m., the roadway reopened.
The York County Coroner's Office later reported the pedestrian, an adult male who was not immediately identified pending notification of his family, was walking along the side of I-83 North when he was struck by a tractor-trailer.
A second tractor-trailer struck the pedestrian immediately after, the coroner's office said.
The victim was declared dead at the scene, according to the coroner's office. Cause and manner of death are pending. No autopsy has been scheduled.
The incident is being investigated by State Police.
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