Earlier today tragedy struck in Edwardsville's quiet streets as an 86-year-old man was fatally hit by a vehicle. The incident was confirmed by the Edwardsville Police Department and took place at about 4 a.m. in the 200 block of East Union Street, as reported by KSDK.
Local enforcement disclosed the elderly victim died following the crash and in a detail that marks a heavy moment, the driver who was involved did not flee the scene, instead, they stayed and are, according to police, cooperating with the ongoing investigation - a sad event revealing a glimmer of responsibility in the aftermath as mentioned by First Alert 4.
The identity of the deceased has not been released to the public yet; the authorities are adhering to the protocol of notifying his family first. To unravel the exact circumstances that led to this fatal early morning encounter, the Metro East Crash Assistance Team has been called in for their expertise in such dire matters for a comprehensive reconstruction of the scene, a common practice in traffic incidents of this grave nature, as Riverbender details.
