Driver fixing flat tire on side of I-40 west dies in hit-and-run crash in Raleigh

The Raleigh Police Department (RPD) is investigating a deadly hit-and-run after a man pulled over on I-40 west to fix his flat tire.

According to police, the hit-and-run happened between 5:55 and 6:05 a.m. Monday.

Police say their preliminary investigation reveals that 48-year-old Jose Abel Vasquez was working on his car on the right-hand shoulder of I-40 west between Rock Quarry Road and Hammond Road when he was hit…

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