Melton Sonnier Struck, Killed by Vehicle on South Broadway in China

Melton Sonnier Struck, Killed by Vehicle on South Broadway in China

Melton Sonnier ID’d as Man Killed in China Pedestrian Accident on South Broadway near US 90
China, Texas (February 8, 2019) – The man who was fatally struck by a car Wednesday night in China has been identified as 66-year-old Melton Sonnier of Beaumont, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The deadly accident was reported at about 7:30 p.m. February 6, on South Broadway, south of US 90.
DPS said a 2004 Hyundai passenger vehicle was heading northbound on South Broadway when the passenger in the car saw something lying in the roadway. The Hyundai driver slammed on his brakes but ended up hitting the object. That object was Sonnier who was lying in a curled position in the road.
Sonnier was declared dead at the scene.
The Hyundai driver, a 39-year-old Beaumont man, and his passenger were uninjured in the crash.
The troopers are investigating the crash.

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