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Alamance County, NC (March 9, 2013) - Information from local news reports and North Carolina State Highway Patrol statements indicates that a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on I-40/I-85 in Alamance County early Saturday morning.
The collision was reported at about 1:50 a.m. Authorities identified the pedestrian as 26-year-old Rodney Link of Burlington. Link was reportedly walking along the westbound side of the interstate when he was struck by a vehicle.
According to reports, the first vehicle left the scene after the collision. Link’s vehicle was found parked on the shoulder a short distance from the crash scene.
Troopers had not released a description of the vehicle involved in the initial collision. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol was investigating the fatal crash at the time of the initial report.
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Correction: An earlier version gave the wrong incident date. This crash occurred on March 9, 2013.
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