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Pedestrian killed in apparent hit-and-run in Keizer

Police found a 70-year-old pedestrian dead after he was apparently struck by a vehicle outside Keizer Friday afternoon.

Keizer police were called to the 6100 block of Windsor Island Road North around 12:30 p.m. Friday after receiving a report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian, the department said in a news release.

They discovered the man dead at the scene. No vehicle remained on site, police said.

Officer’s with the department’s traffic team are investigating the collision, with help from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

The release did not say whether there were any witnesses to the collision.

Keizer police will release the man’s name after notifying next of kin. Windsor Island Road is now open.

Rachel Alexander is Salem Reporter’s managing editor. She joined Salem Reporter when it was founded in 2018 and covers city news, education, nonprofits and a little bit of everything else. She’s been a journalist in Oregon and Washington for a decade. Outside of work, she’s a skater and board member with Salem’s Cherry City Roller Derby and can often be found with her nose buried in a book.