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Salem police are asking to talk with a driver who they say witnessed a delivery van driver strike and kill a man walking across Southeast Cordon Road Saturday night.

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The agency called on the witness Wednesday afternoon to come forward. “Investigators believe the witness will have additional information helpful to the investigation,” according to a news release.

Police said the person was driving an unknown Jeep model south on Cordon Road when the collision occurred.

The witness was asked to contact the Salem Police Department Traffic Team at 503-588-6293 and reference case number 23‑72055.

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