HARTFORD, Ala. (WTVY) -A Hartford man died while walking along a Geneva County highway early this morning.
County coroner Donny Adkinson identified the victim as 54-year-old Richard Williams Jr., whom Adkinson pronounced dead at the scene.
In his statement, the coroner said that just before Williams was struck by a vehicle, police received a call from an eyewitness who said they observed a man walking on the road.
The accident happened on Alabama Highway 52 in Hartford at 12:30 a.m.
Several law enforcement agencies are continuing the investigation.
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