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.
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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.
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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.