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At 4:57 p.m., officers responded to a crash involving a car and a pedestrian on Northeast Century Boulevard to the north of Northeast Brighton Street. An elderly man in dark clothing walked across the street and was struck by a southbound Honda Accord. The driver stopped and remained at the scene. He was uninjured.
The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to Emanuel Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The investigation is ongoing, and names will not be released at this time.