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A 69-year-old pedestrian was killed Thursday in a hit- and-run in Mission Hills.
The man was walking in a roadway on the 2100 block of Hancock Street, between Interstate 5 and Pacific Highway, when a white Dodge Challenger going southbound struck him shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the San Diego Police Department.
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Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name was not immediately available.
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