54-year-old man dies after alleged hit-and-run crash on Richmond’s Hull Street Road

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A 54-year-old man has died after police said he was hit by a vehicle on Hull Street Road in Richmond on Monday.

Fifty-four-year-old Rogelio Garcia of Richmond was identified as the victim of a crash that took place on Monday, May 26.

According to police, at 9:23 p.m., officers were called to the 5200 Block of Hull Street Road for the report of a vehicle striking a pedestrian.

Once officers arrived, they found a man, now known as Garcia, in the road after which he was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.

After responding to the incident, the Richmond Police Department's Crash Team determined that Garcia was not in a crosswalk and was crossing Hull Street Road in the northbound lanes when a vehicle driving west hit him, after which the driver fled the scene.

This incident is still under investigation, and anyone with information about this collision is asked to call RPD Crash Team investigator D. Peppel at 804-646-1042

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