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St. Louis man hit, killed by car in Ferguson Saturday

At 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Willliams was crossing the road where there was no crosswalk on West Florissant Avenue when he was struck.

FERGUSON, Mo. — 30-year-old Jeremiah Williams died Saturday night after being struck by a car in north St. Louis County. 

At 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Williams was crossing the road where there was no crosswalk on West Florissant Avenue north of Ferguson Avenue, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. 

According to the crash report, a 2018 Chevrolet Sonic was traveling southbound in the right lane of West Florissant Avenue and hit Williams as he was crossing the road . 

Williams was taken to a local hospital by EMS where he was pronounced dead shortly after 11:30 p.m. 

The report said the driver of the Chevrolet Sonic remained on scene after the crash.

This is at least the second incident of a pedestrian struck in the area since Thursday. 

Late Thursday night, a 25-year-old man was walking westbound across Jefferson Avenue at the intersection with Washington Avenue in St. Louis when he was hit by a gray sedan.

St. Louis Metro police said the driver of the sedan continued south on Jefferson Avenue and was last seen on Locust Street.

The injured man was taken to a St. Louis hospital in critical condition.

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