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Vermillion County Sheriff s Office investigating deadly hit and run
Police say a vehicle apparently hit a person walking on the road.
Posted: Feb 25, 2021 10:50 AM
Updated: Feb 25, 2021 7:19 PM
Posted By: Staff Reports
VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - The Vermillion County Sheriff s Office is investigating after a person was hit by a vehicle that left the scene.
Sheriff Mike Phelps said Edward Silotto, 51, was airlifted to a hospital in Champaign, Illinois after being hit Tuesday around 10:30 p.m. Silotto was later pronounced deceased.
According to Phelps, Silotto was walking east on U.S. Highway 36 east of State Road 71, near Dana when he was apparently hit by a vehicle. A passerby found Silotto.