(Rockingham County, N.C.) — A 78-year-old Greensboro man was killed early Tuesday morning when he pulled over on the side of U.S. 29 near Reidsville and was struck by a pickup truck.

Alton Wyrick had parked his Chevy pickup on the shoulder of U.S. 29. He was walking north in the roadway when a driver of a 1998 Dodge Ram truck struck Wyrick. It is unclear why Wyrick had pulled over or why he was walking in the road. Wyrick was pronounced dead at the scene.

No charges will be filed in the accident.