DESOTO, Ill. (WJPF) — A Carbondale teen was killed Sunday when he was hit by a vehicle in Jackson County.

It happened just after 6:00 p.m. on US 51, near Fox Road, in rural DeSoto.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Elijah White, 18, was a passenger in a vehicle that had broken down on the side of the highway. White got out of the vehicle, walked onto the highway, and attempted to flag down help from another passing vehicle.

The driver of the second vehicle did not see White on the highway until seconds before impact.

White was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.