LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Friends say a Connecticut couple completed a quest of visiting every state in the U.S. before they were killed crossing a road in Ohio.

Longtime friends say Keith and Doreen Rodgers of Manchester, Conn., had just finished the last leg of their 50-state quest by visiting Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio. The natives of England were killed Saturday when they were struck by a minivan in Liberty Township, Ohio.

The driver whose vehicle struck them has not been charged; the incident remains under investigation.

Police say 73-year-old Keith Rodgers died at the scene and 71-year-old Doreen Rodgers died later at a local hospital. Friends say they were involved with the Salvation Army and liked to seek out lighthouses when possible in their post-retirement travels.