Police investigating hit-and-run that killed pedestrian

BEAR, Del. (AP) - Delaware State Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Bear that left a pedestrian dead.

Investigators say the incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday near the Nuevo Rodeo restaurant on Firedancer Lane.

Police say a person driving a Cadillac Escalade struck the pedestrian in the parking lot before striking a parked vehicle and a building. The driver then fled in an unknown direction.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at Christiana Hospital.