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One dead after hit-and-run in Kent

The suspect may have run a red light, according to witnesses.
Credit: KGW

KENT, Wash. — A 51-year-old Kent man died after a reported hit-and-run Saturday morning.

Witnesses told Kent police they saw the man in a clearly marked crosswalk when he was hit by a vehicle in the area of Central Avenue North and South 228th Street. The vehicle may have ran a red light, witnesses told police.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police believe they found the suspect's vehicle near the scene. 

Traffic investigators are following up. The hit-and-run is being investigated as vehicular homicide. 

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