Man chasing dog on Missouri highway fatally hit by minivan

(AP) — Officials say a man who stepped into a rural eastern Missouri highway trying to catch his dog died after being hit by a vehicle. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash happened Wednesday night on state Highway F, about 7 miles east of Farmington. 

Patrol investigators say 47-year-old Jose Reyes, of St. Genevieve, walked onto the westbound lane of the highway around 6 p.m. while chasing his dog and was hit by a westbound minivan. 

Reyes died at the scene. 

The patrol says a 67-year-old Farmington man was driving the minivan, which suffered minor damage and was towed from the scene.