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73-year-old man hit by car in Fayetteville dies
A pedestrian was hit by a car after he walked into the road on South Eastern Boulevard in Fayetteville.
A 73-year-old man died after he was hit by a car when he walked into the road on South Eastern Boulevard in Fayetteville.
Police said James Alton Walton, 73, of Washington, D.C., was wearing dark clothes around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when he was struck by a 2016 Nissan Sentra. He was walking in the southbound lanes when the driver hit him.
Walton was transported to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where he died the next day from his injuries.
It is unclear if the driver will be charged.
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact Officer C. Biggerstaff at 910-751-1382. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crime Stoppers by calling 910-483-8477.
