Pedestrian fatally struck by SUV in Akron, police say

AKRON, Ohio – AKRON, Ohio – A 62-year-old Akron pedestrian died Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle, according to Akron authorities.

The victim, Teodoro Garcia Orrala, was hit around 6:05 p.m. in the 1600 block of Brittain Road, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner and Akron Police Department.

Orrala was crossing Brittain Road with the crosswalk when he was struck by a 24-year-old driver headed northbound in a Ford Explorer, police said. The crash happened at the entrance to the Fred Nimmer Apartments…

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