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Pedestrian dies following early Sunday morning crash in Killeen

Killeen Police Department
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UPDATE (8/19)

The pedestrian who was hit on Sunday morning, 20-year-old Rontario Simmons, was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m. on Sunday.

Killeen authorities are investigating this death and no further information will be released at this time.

ORIGINAL STORY

Killeen police are investigating a crash that left one pedestrian critically injured.

Officers were sent out to the 3300 block of South Fort Hood Road after 4 a.m. Sunday. Police say that the vehicle hit the man while turning left at the intersection of West Elms Road.

The found a man in the road with severe injuries. He was airlifted to Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple in critical condition.

No injuries were reported by the driver and two passengers of the SUV.