OLYMPIA, Wash — Police are investigating after a man was hit and killed by a car in Olympia early Friday morning. The driver of the vehicle did not stay at the scene.
The hit-and-run happened on Martin Way E near Lilly Road NE around 2:45 a.m. According to the Olympia Police Department (OPD), someone called 911 around 2:45 a.m. to report a man that was on the roadway bleeding.
The officers arrived, they found a man who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A section of Martin Way E was closed as of 7:45 a.m. while police investigate. The OPD said the roadway is expected to reopen around 9:15 a.m.
Police are still searching for the driver. No vehicle or suspect descriptions have been released at this time.
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