A pedestrian was struck and killed early Friday morning in the Morrisville section of Falls Township and motorist impairment is believed to be a factor in causation, police said.
Police were dispatched for a struck pedestrian report, 250 block of West Trenton Avenue, around 2:45 a.m.
The preliminary investigation determined, said Lieutenant Christopher Clark, that a 22-year-old male resident of Levittown, Falls Township, operating a silver 2017 Toyota Yaris, struck a 34-year-old Morrisville man.
The struck pedestrian suffered critical injures, and was transported to Capital Health Regional, where he succumbed to same within the hour, Lt. Clark said.
Anyone who witnessed the accident, or who believes that they have home security surveillance footage that would have captured the collision or any pre-collision events, is asked to contact the assigned investigator P/O Matthew Shannon, at (215) 302-3335, or via email at m.shannon@fallstwppd.com, or anonymously at (21) 949-9120, or via email at tiplines@fallstwppd.com.
