Pittsburgh Police search for suspect in deadly hit and run on West Carson Street

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man is dead after a hit-and-run crash on West Carson Street.

According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, just before 3 a.m., police were called to the 1600 block of West Carson Street for reports of a pedestrian hit by a car.

Once first responders arrived on the scene, they found a man down in the street. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The medical examiner identified the victim as 35-year-old Zachary Gleason.

Police have said they're looking for a 2016-2018 grey Honda Civic with damage to the front grill.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 412-937-3051.

Deadly Hit And Run
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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a Web Producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.