Twin Cities man run over and killed in Alexandria shortly before sunrise

76-year-old Golden Valley resident not yet ID'd.

October 15, 2021 at 12:39PM

A Twin Cities man was run over and killed by a driver in Alexandria this week.

The incident occurred about 7:20 a.m. Thursday at 3rd Avenue and Hawthorne Street, police said.

Police have not disclosed any of the circumstances leading to the crash.

The pedestrian who died, a 76-year-old man from Golden Valley, has not been identified.

The driver, a 39-year-old woman from Alexandria, remained at the scene "and has fully cooperated with law enforcement," a police statement read. Her identity also has not been released.

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