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Hit-and-run leaves pedestrian dead on Darren Dr. in Portsmouth, police say

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A man is dead after he was hit by an unknown vehicle in Portsmouth Wednesday night.

The Portsmouth Police Department said officers responded around 9:50 p.m. to the 1100 block of Darren Drive.

Police identified the victim as 58-year-old Johnnie Comado Williams Jr.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to call the police department's Strategic Traffic Unit at 757-393-8013 or the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

Editors Note: An earlier version of the article stated the incident happened in the 5100 block of U.S. Highway 17. Portsmouth police have since corrected that information.