Pedestrian Charles Downey, 40, killed and driver Javier-Joel Negron-Villegas, 45, arrested in hit-and-run collision at East Millbrook Avenue and Departure Drive in Raleigh, North Carolina
Pedestrian hit, killed in Raleigh, driver charged with felony hit and run
The driver was heading east on East Millbrook Road when he struck Charles Downey, 40, of Creedmoor. Officials say the driver fled the scene in a white van and headed down Capital Boulevard.
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