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Arizona man struck and killed by truck near Chillicothe

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An Arizona man is dead after he was struck by a pickup truck in Peoria County.

The Illinois State Police said 23-year-old Jonah Koponen of Phoenix, Ariz., was out jogging on Route 29 just after 8:15 a.m. Friday morning when he was struck by a truck driven by a Sparland man heading north.

Koponen was pronounced dead on the scene.

The accident happened near the intersection with Hardscrabble Road.

Any charges are pending an investigation.

Tim is the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.