Man charged after fatal hit-and-run in Brighton

BRIGHTON, Ala. — A 62-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle Monday morning in Brighton, and a driver has been charged with leaving the scene, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were dispatched around 8:17 a.m. to the 5000 block of Main Street. Brighton Fire & Rescue pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.

Investigators said the driver left after the collision. Deputies later found the vehicle and tracked it to the 2000 block of Belton Avenue, where they took the driver into custody…

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