WILMINGTON, DE — A 38-year-old man was found dead on a Wilmington street after police determined he had been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, prompting a fatal hit-and-run investigation.
According to the Wilmington Police Department, officers responded to the 900 block of Guyer Avenue at approximately 1:47 p.m. Oct. 15 following a report of a deceased individual.
Responding officers located an unresponsive 38-year-old man who was pronounced dead.
Investigators determined that the man had been lying in the roadway when a vehicle struck him and subsequently left the area.
The Wilmington Police Department’s Special Operations Division Traffic Unit is investigating the fatal collision.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Senior Cpl. Brendan Marshall at 302-463-8970.
All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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