Kentucky State Police say 50-year-old Julie Marie Reimann of McGregor, Minnesota, was traveling with her family from Florida to Missouri when they stopped around 1:30 am on the shoulder of the interstate near mile marker 34. Police say Reimann attempted to walk across the interstate when she was struck by a westbound vehicle driven by 40-year-old Sheryl Newton of Calvert City.
Reimann was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lyon County Coroner.
The investigation is continuing by police.
The westbound lanes of I-24 were closed in Lyon County at the 34 mile marker for several hours Monday morning.