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Man dies after being hit by truck on Indy’s northwest side

71-year-old man struck and killed on northwest side

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 71-year-old man died Monday night after he was hit by a pickup truck while trying to cross a street on the city’s northwest side, Indianapolis police said.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers got a call just before 10:30 p.m. from the driver of the truck, saying he thought he hit someone.

Officers arrived at the intersection of Michigan Road and DePauw Boulevard and found a man deceased on the side of the road.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Humberto Rodriguez-Garcia.

A friend of Rodriguez-Garcia told police they were trying to cross in the middle of the street instead of at the intersection.

IMPD says the driver of the truck is cooperating with the investigation.

No other information was immediately available.