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Pedestrian struck, killed while jaywalking

Updated Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 | 8:32 a.m.

Accident

A pedestrian died Wednesday night after he was struck by a vehicle while jaywalking, Metro Police said.

Metro Lt. Barb Schmidt said the man, 53, was walking at Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway about 8:15 p.m. when he was struck. The motorist who hit the pedestrian stopped.

The injured man was rushed to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in “very critical” condition and later died.

The intersection was closed to traffic while investigators examined the crash site.

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