Man struck, killed by vehicle on I-94 in St. Paul, Minnesota

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 94 near Interstate 35E in St. Paul Thursday night. 

The crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. The State Patrol said the victim had been involved in an earlier crash on eastbound I-94. He got out of his vehicle, ran down the embankment and into the left lane of westbound I-94, where he was struck and killed by an Oldsmobile. 

The victim has been identified as Nicholas Hunt, 38, of Lake Crystal. 

The crash remains under investigation.