By Associated Press - Tuesday, January 19, 2021

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Police in Davenport are seeking a suspect in the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian just north of Genesis Medical Center.

The crash happened shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, when first responders were called to North Fillmore Lane for a report of a man unresponsive in the street, the Quad-City Times reported. An initial investigation showed the man had been hit by a vehicle and dragged for 300-400 feet (91.44-121.92 meters), police said. The vehicle fled the scene of the fatal crash, investigators said.

The man was pronounced dead at a hospital. His name was not immediately released.

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