The pedestrian killed Monday at around 2 p.m. on S. Big Bend had stumbled and fallen into the wheel well of a box truck, then continued on, not knowing the man had been hit, according to Maplewood Police in a press release on Tuesday.

Police identified the victim as Albert Johnson, 62, of Maplewood. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police reported that preliminary investigation shows that Johnson crossed S. Big Bend just north of Manchester Road in an attempt to walk west towards QuikTrip. Johnson was not crossing within the marked crosswalk at the intersection.

Police reported: “As Johnson was walking west through the busy intersection, he appeared to stumble and lose his balance. Subsequently, it appears he fell into the rear section of a large box truck which was travelling south on S. Big Bend in the inside lane. The truck continued south on S. Big Bend not knowing the above events occurred involving the pedestrian. A neighboring agency located and stopped the truck less than two miles south of the original accident location. The driver of the truck cooperated with authorities. Police do not anticipate filing charges for leaving the scene of an accident, although the investigation remains ongoing.”

All lanes of S. Big Bend were closed from Flora to Rannells avenues for approximately four hours.