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Police: Man in Des Moines street fatally hit by vehicle

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September 28th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a man who witnesses reported was sitting in a Des Moines street has been hit by a vehicle and killed. Police Sgt. Paul Parizek says the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday on SW 9th Street. Medics arrived to find a 62-year-old Des Moines resident had been hit by a southbound vehicle as it crossed the Racoon River. The man was taken to an area hospital, where he died.

The man’s name had not been released as of Saturday mid-afternoon. Police say the driver of the vehicle did not appear to be distracted or impaired at the time of the incident.