Sgt. Steve Riddle of the Chapel Hill Police Department said the victim, who was not a UNC student, was hit when attempting to walk across the street. The accident took place in the eastbound lane in front of Time Out, located in University Square. Riddle, who arrived at the scene shortly after 11 p.m., said the victim died soon after being taken to the hospital.
A white BMW with an N.C. license plate remained in the lane late Tuesday night with a broken passenger-side mirror and a shattered windshield. A pair of shoes and a toboggan -- likely those of the victim, Riddle said -- laid close by. Riddle would not comment on the identity of the driver, the circumstances of the accident or the time it occurred.
Chapel Hill firefighters also were on the scene.
