HURRICANE — Police are seeking information on a hit-and-run that occurred near 500 N. State Street in Hurricane around 1:18 a.m. Sunday.
“Dispatch informed officers that a male was in the roadway acting strangely and had almost been hit by a vehicle,” the report said. “At 1:21 a.m., while the officers were still responding to the scene, the male was hit by a car.”
The man, who was later identified as a 22-year-old Hurricane resident, received life-saving measures before being taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
According to the report, the man was hit by “a light color truck or full-size SUV.” Police alleged that the vehicle continued south on State Street.
Anyone with information on the incident are encouraged to call Hurricane Police dispatch at 435-627-4999.
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