WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – How Megan Johnson, 25, got to Sagamore Parkway east of Soldiers Home Road from her abandoned car at the Pay Less Super Market gas pumps remains a mystery.
Johnson, who is from Veetersburg, was running from the north side of the four-lane highway to the south side about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday when she was hit by a car in the eastbound lanes, said Lt. of West Lafayette Police Jon Eager.
Why Johnson was naked and why he abandoned his car at the gas stations remain unknown, Eager said.
Police are continuing to speak with people who may know why Johnson was in West Lafayette, as well as reviewing video of areas where he may have been before the crash, Eager said.
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Johnson, who most recently lived in Louisville, Ky., died of multiple blunt force injuries from the eastbound car crash, Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello said of preliminary autopsy findings . The manner of death is pending toxicology reports, which take about six weeks to obtain test results.
Johnson returned to Indiana to visit family and friends, Costello said.
Eager said Johnson was returning to the Veedersburg area and they still don’t know why he was in West Lafayette, a distance of about 38 miles, according to a Google search.
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