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Coroner identifies pedestrian killed by vehicle on Veterans Parkway in Columbus

Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan has released the identity of the pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle Sunday in Columbus on Veterans Parkway near Almond Road.

Bryan identified the victim as 70-year-old Lawrence Allen Sutton. Bryan said Sutton’s cause of death was blunt-force trauma to the head and torso. The manner of death was accidental, according to Bryan.

Columbus Police Department public information officer Brittany Santiago told the Ledger-Enquirer Monday no charges had been filed, but the incident remained under investigation.

Bryan said Sutton arrived at a local hospital at 6:48 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 2:08 p.m.

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Kelby Hutchison
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Kelby Hutchison is the breaking news reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer. Originally from Dothan, Alabama, Kelby grew up frequently visiting Columbus to eat at Country’s BBQ in the old Greyhound bus station and at Clearview BBQ on River Road. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a B.A. in criminal justice and a M.A. in journalism. During his studies, Kelby specialized in community journalism.
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