56-year-old man struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle on First Street in Alamogordo, New Mexico
Hit-and-run takes the life of 56-year-old man
A 56-year-old man lost his life early Saturday after he was hit by a vehicle that left the scene immediately after, an Alamogordo Police Department news release said.
Man struck, killed in hit-and-run crash in Alamogordo
At about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, an officer with the Alamogordo Police found a dead man along the 600 block of First Street with "injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle," according to a news release that was sent out.
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