HARNETT COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Pedro Tellez has been identified as the pedestrian in a Tuesday morning fatal hit-and-run vehicle strike in Harnett County, North Carolina.
Tellez, 49, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle near Lillington early Tuesday morning.
According to reports, Tellez was on-foot in the area of Jim Christian Road and U.S. Highway 421 in Lillington, when he was struck by a vehicle that then fled the scene.
Officials offered no vehicle description.
Anyone with possible information should contact police at 911.
The cause of the fatal incident remains under investigation.
DEVELOPING::
Geo quick facts: Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 114,678. Its county seat is Lillington, and its largest city is Dunn – Wikipedia.
APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VA. (THECOUNT) -- Deputy Burlie W. Duvall III was killed Thursday while assisting…
LOS ANGELES, CA. (THECOUNT) -- The family of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton released a new…
LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP, OH. (THECOUNT) -- Joyce Snider, 63, of East Liverpool, Ohio, was killed Wednesday…
CLAY TOWNSHIP, OH. (THECOUNT) -- Troy Ray, 58, of Clyde, Ohio, was killed Wednesday afternoon…
RAISINVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI. (THECOUNT) -- Amy Michelle Beason, 56, of Monroe, Michigan, and a 10-year-old…
CLARKE COUNTY, IA. (THECOUNT) -- Jordan James Wilson, 22, of Des Moines, Iowa, died Wednesday…