Pedestrian Struck By Car, Killed In Brooklyn Park

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Brooklyn Park police say they are investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a car Wednesday morning.

The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of 85th Avenue and Adair Avenue. The sun had yet to rise.

Officers tried to give first aid to the victim, but the 55-year-old died at the scene.

The pedestrian's name was not released.

Police say the driver involved in the incident is cooperating. Drugs and/or alcohol weren't believed to have been a factor.

A preliminary investigation showed the pedestrian was crossing 85th Avenue from north to south. There is no crosswalk at the intersection.

The driver hit the pedestrian while traveling west on 85th Avenue.

The State Patrol and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating.