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A 55-year-old man was struck and killed Wednesday night while crossing a street in midtown, Tucson police say.

William Ray Alexander was crossing South Alvernon Way near East 25th Street about 8 p.m. when he was struck by a 2008 Ford F-150, Tucson police said Thursday in a news release.

Alexander died at the crash scene.

Alexander was crossing Alvernon about 150 feet from a marked crosswalk with flashing lights, the release said.

The driver of the pickup truck was not impaired, police said.

There have been no charges and the investigation continues, police said.


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