Pedestrian killed while crossing street in Brainerd hit-and-run
The victim was crossing the street just before 2:30 a.m. in the 700 block of West 95th Street when a grey Durango heading westbound struck him.
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The victim was crossing the street just before 2:30 a.m. in the 700 block of West 95th Street when a grey Durango heading westbound struck him.
The victim suffered blunt force trauma to the body and was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, police said.
The pedestrian was standing outside of their car following a previous crash when they were struck by a passing vehicle.
Around 6:44 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the area of Route 120 and Staben Avenue for a traffic accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian.
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