Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Cahokia Heights Saturday night, authorities say.
According to Illinois State Police, local police requested the assistance of a traffic crash reconstruction unit to the 2600 block of Camp Jackson Road, where a pedestrian had been hit and killed by a vehicle.
St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identified the victim as Varnell Burch, 64, of East St. Louis. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:52 p.m…