Driver sought in deadly hit-and-run in southeast Atlanta

A pedestrian was hit and killed in southeast Atlanta.

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

A pedestrian was hit and killed in southeast Atlanta.

Authorities are searching for a driver who hit and killed a man before entering an interstate Thursday evening, Atlanta police said.

The victim, identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as Larry Bernard Pass, was struck in the intersection of Memorial Drive and Capitol Avenue, Atlanta police officer Stephanie Brown said.

A tan or gold mid-sized SUV was traveling westbound on Memorial Drive when it hit the 68-year-old Atlanta man, police said. The SUV kept going and entered the interstate.

Atlanta police said it did not appear Pass was in the crosswalk.

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