MELBOURNE, Fla. – A man was struck and killed early Saturday while walking across a street in Melbourne, according to police.
The crash occurred around 5:02 a.m. on South Babcock Street near Eber Boulevard, police said.
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The pedestrian — identified as Victor Newman, 61, of Melbourne — was crossing South Babcock Street south of a marked crosswalk from an unknown direction when he was struck by a Mercedes-Benz SUV traveling southbound, driven by a 22-year-old Palm Bay man, a news release states. Newman was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
There were no indications that drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash, according to the release.
Melbourne police are still investigating.
Anyone with information about the crash was encouraged to call Melbourne traffic homicide investigators at 321-616-6116.
Note: This map depicts the general area of this crash and not necessarily its exact location.
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