Craig Mekeithen Jr., 31, struck and killed in hit and run on Interstate 440 in Raleigh, North Carolina
Man, 31, killed in hit-and-run on I-440 in Raleigh; police searching for driver
Raleigh police identified the man killed in a hit-and-run on Interstate 440 near Poole Road early Thursday morning.
Police said Craig Mekeithen Jr., 31, was walking on the shoulder of I-440 near the center median. A car hit him and fled the scene, police said.
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