An 85-year-old man was hit and killed by an SUV Tuesday in Cottage Grove on 70th Street near Goodview Avenue S., police said.

Police and other emergency responders were called shortly after 2 p.m. but found the man unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The driver of the SUV remained at the scene and was cooperating with the investigation, police said.

The victim's name has not yet been released, pending notification of his relatives.

Cottage Grove Police police closed the road around the 6200 block of 70th Street, from the 70th Street overpass to Meadow Grass Land South, for a couple of hours as they investigated. A Woodbury police officer assisted in accident reconstruction.

JOY POWELL