Anchorage police investigating fatal hit-and-run near hospital

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The Anchorage Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding a body that was found dead Monday morning near the intersection of Airport Heights Drive and DeBarr Road.

Police report they, along with medics from the Anchorage Fire Department, responded to the intersection around 5:48 a.m. Monday due to reports of an unresponsive man. Upon arrival, officers located the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

A preliminary investigation indicates the man had been hit by a vehicle, which then fled the scene. The man’s identity will be released once next-of-kin notification procedures are complete…

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