Pedestrian killed in Iowa hit-and-run was Illinois man
Posted January 21, 2021 6:00 am
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Police in Davenport have identified a pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run just north of Genesis Medical Center as an Illinois man.
On Wednesday, police identified the victim as Eric Johnson, 60, of Rock Island, the Quad-City Times reported.
The crash happened shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, when first responders were called to North Fillmore Lane for a report of a man unresponsive in the street. An initial investigation showed the man had been hit by a vehicle and dragged for 300-400 feet (91.44-121.92 meters), police said. The vehicle fled the scene of the fatal crash, investigators said.
Johnson was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police have not announced any arrests or named a suspect in his death.
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