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Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle late Sunday night on Veterans Parkway in Columbus
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- 42-year-old pedestrian struck and killed by hit-and-run vehicle on Veterans Parkway Sunday night.
- Coroner ruled death accidental from blunt force trauma; autopsy scheduled, family notified.
A motor vehicle accident investigation is underway by the Columbus Police Department’s Motor Squad Unit after a pedestrian was struck and killed late Sunday night.
The pedestrian, identified as 42-year-old Eufracio Perez Robelero, was struck by a vehicle that left the scene around 10:30 P.M. on Sunday, August 21, 2022, on Veterans Parkway and Neil Drive.
Robelero was pronounced dead at 12:42 AM by a Piedmont Columbus Regional emergency room physician. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said Robelero’s manner of death is accidental and the cause of death is blunt force trauma to the head and torso. An autopsy has been scheduled and his family has been notified.
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