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Wednesday May 31st

Pedestrian dead after vehicular collision on MLK Jr. Boulevard, investigation underway

<p>The sign at the entrance of the Chapel Hill Police headquarters is pictured on Wednesday, March 8.</p>
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The sign at the entrance of the Chapel Hill Police headquarters is pictured on Wednesday, March 8.

The Chapel Hill Police Department responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Perkins Drive on Wednesday night at 9:40 p.m. The pedestrian — identified as John Arthur Holman, 77, of Chapel Hill — died at the scene and the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

Northbound Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is now closed between Weaver Dairy Road and Perkins Drive.

This investigation is ongoing, according to the Town.

This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.

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