COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man died after he was hit by an SUV on the city’s East Side.
CPD received a 911 call about a serious crash on Brice Road, near the Lakes of Brice Apartments, at about 10:04 p.m. Monday night.
Officers responded to the area and found the crash involved 22-year-old Jose Conteras of Columbus and 30-year-old Walter J. Mitchell of Columbus.
Conteras was driving a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer northbound on Brice Road, CPD said.
CPD said it was believed Mitchell was walking northbound on Brice Road.
Conteras struck Mitchell with the front of his vehicle, CPD said in a police report.
Both Conteras and an independent witness said Mitchell was walking in the center of the northbound lane at the time of the accident.
Mitchell was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and later was pronounced dead.
CPD said the roadway did not have lights and Mitchell was dressed in black clothing.
The crash remained under investigation.
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