Homeless pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Meadowbrook Drive
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A homeless pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning in Augusta, according to the coroner.
The Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen says they responded to the 2500 block of Meadowbrook Drive about a pedestrian struck.
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Bowen says Jerico Blair, 53, homeless, was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:50 a.m.
An autopsy has been scheduled, Bowen says.
Blair is the third homeless pedestrian killed in Augusta in recent weeks.
Just a few weeks ago, another homeless man died after being hit by a vehicle on 10th and Greene Streets downtown.
And back in October, a 59-year-old woman died after a pedestrian crash on Peach Orchard Road at Louisa Road.
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