BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont police are investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash early Sunday on Interstate 10 North.

On Tuesday, police reported that Jennifer Huffman, 44, died after being struck by a vehicle. Her immediate family has been notified, according to police.

Police were called around 4:35 a.m. to the 400 block of I-10 North after reports of a woman walking in the roadway. About four minutes later, dispatch received another call saying the woman had been hit by a vehicle.

Officers arrived and found the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said one of the drivers involved stayed at the location, cooperated with investigators and provided a statement.

Northbound lanes of the highway were shut down for several hours while the Beaumont Police Department Traffi

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