A suspected DUI driver struck and killed a man late Sunday night after traveling at a high rate of speed through the Bankers Hill area.
Shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday, a 30-year-old male was driving a Penske truck north at 1800 Fifth Ave. when his truck veered to the right and swiped a parked vehicle.
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The Penske truck driver then went over the raised buffer curb and struck a male pedestrian sitting there, before hitting a building located on the east side of Fifth Avenue, police said.
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The unidentified pedestrian died from his injuries at the scene, while the driver suffered significant facial injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said.
According to the police department, alcohol was a factor and the Traffic Division officers are investigating the collision. No further information on the incident was available.
