KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - A pedestrian was killed this week in a hit-and-run crash south of Kearney in south-central Nebraska, police there said.
The crash happened in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday on Highway 44 in Kearney County, the Kearney Hub reported. The Kearney County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, and arriving deputies found Christopher Hines, 43, of Kearney, dead at the scene.
The Nebraska State Patrol and Kearney County Sheriff's Office are investigating. No arrests in the case had been reported by midday Friday.