Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Q.R. — Emergency services found a dead man laying on the side of the federal highway Tuesday. The accident, which has turned out to be a hit and run, was reported by passing motorists to 9-1-1.
The man was found dead on a stretch of Felipe Carrillo Puerto highway after being struck by a vehicle that kept going. Authorities were sent to the scene around 8:00 a.m. where the unidentified man was pronounced dead.
He was on foot and hit by an unknown vehicle. At the time of his death, police did not know what town he was from since he was without identification, however, he is believed to have lived in the nearby community of José María Pino Suárez.
Witnesses to the fatal accident were unable to provide a description of the vehicle. The deceased is reported to have been around 35.