A semi-truck being driven by a man from Fairfield fatally struck a man on the side of the road in Polk County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, 67-year-old Terry Peters of Fairfield was driving eastbound on Interstate 80 approaching Altoona when he struck 44-year-old Gantry Miller of West Des Moines. Miller was out of his vehicle on the right hand shoulder. Miller was pronounced dead at the scene. Agencies assisting at the scene were the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Altoona Police, Altoona Emergency Medical Services, Iowa Department of Transportation, and Post One Troopers. The accident is still under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.