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Person fatally struck by driver off East Central
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A man was struck and killed by a driver while jaywalking in the International District early Tuesday morning, according to the Albuquerque Police Department.
The crash happened near Central and San Mateo, which falls within the 3-mile portion of Central between Eubank and San Mateo that has seen 34 pedestrian deaths this year as of Sept. 1.
The preliminary investigation by police found that the “primary contributing factor is pedestrian error” and that the driver was both sober and not speeding, police said.
According to the news release, a green Lexus sedan was traveling east on Central after turning from San Mateo when the driver spotted the man in the road. The driver attempted to swerve to avoid the man but hit him.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by Albuquerque Fire Rescue. The man carried no ID, and police are still trying to identify him.
