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Victim in fatal accident in Edinburg identified

Victim in fatal accident in Edinburg identified
2 years 7 months 1 week ago Saturday, July 09 2022 Jul 9, 2022 July 09, 2022 12:04 PM July 09, 2022 in News - Local

Officials have released the identity of the 30-year-old man who died late Thursday night after he was struck by a vehicle while he was skateboarding.

Police were called to the 800 block of North Closner Boulevard at 10 p.m. Thursday, where they found a man, identified as Richard Orlando Hernandez, lying in the middle of the roadway and a black 2010 Ford F-250 pickup truck stopped in the center lane.

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According to a news release, Hernandez was riding his skateboard heading northbound in the center lane of North Closner Boulevard when he was struck by the Ford F-250 pickup truck. 

The 17-year-old driver stopped and rendered aid to Hernandez until first responders arrived, the news release stated.

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