A 59-year-old man is dead after being struck by a truck Sunday morning on Flamingo Road, near Decatur Boulevard, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release.

Surveillance video and other evidence at the scene indicate the man, who was on foot, crossed the road outside of a marked crosswalk around 5:36 a.m. and entered the path of a 2000 Ford F-150 heading west on Flamingo Road, police stated. The 59-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by arriving medical personnel, according to police.

Police said the pedestrian was projected onto the road from the impact of the collision. The driver of the truck, Jacob Huber, 24, did not remain on scene after the crash, though police located him and the truck, according to the press release. Huber was arrested for hit-and-run relate

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