Homeless man dies after being hit by car in downtown Augusta
Published: Nov. 16, 2024 at 7:58 AM EST|Updated: Nov. 18, 2024 at 11:57 AM EST
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A homeless man has died after being hit by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash on Friday.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office says they responded to Wellstar MCG emergency room in reference to a pedestrian fatality.
The coroner’s office has identified the victim as 61-year-old, Vincent Depirro.
Depirro was struck by a vehicle at 10th and Greene streets, according to the coroner’s office.
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One driver was going below 40 mph with a flat, and the other was using a cellphone playing YouTube videos, authorities say. Both are arrested.
Depirro was taken to Wellstar MCG by EMS, where he was later pronounced dead at 8:57 p.m., the coroner’s office says.
An autopsy has been scheduled.
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