Phenix City man dies after he was hit by a car, police say

A 33-year-old is dead after a vehicle crash in Phenix City, according to a release from the police department.

Around 1:10 a.m. Monday, Terry Beebe was pronounced dead by the Russell County Coroner’s office after a crash on Highway 80 West in the area of Wynn Road.

A 21-year-old driver was traveling in the west bound lane on Highway 80 when they struck Beebe, who was walking in the center of the lane, police said.

Authorities are still investigating the incident.

This is the second pedestrian fatality in the Columbus-Phenix City area in the last week.

On Nov. 12, 69-year-old Lester Holloway was fatally struck by an unnamed, off-duty officer traveling southbound on Illges Road in Columbus. The officer was driving his marked police car into work to begin his shift, according to the Columbus Police Department.

This story was originally published November 18, 2019 at 11:54 AM.