Law enforcement investigating possible hit-and-run after body found along highway

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Law enforcement officers responded to Belvoir Highway in Pitt County Wednesday for a possible hit-and-run involving a pedestrian.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the shoulder of Old Pactolus Highway near Redmond Ln. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol worked with the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office to gather evidence at the scene.

Identification of the body is still unknown at this time. The NCSHP is investigating the fatality and asks anyone with information to contact them at (252) 752-6118.

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