Pedestrian walking on U.S. 1 in Cary hit and killed early Sunday morning

CARY, North Carolina -- A woman driving on U.S. 1 in Cary hit and killed a pedestrian early Sunday morning.

Authorities said calls came in around 3 a.m. that a man wearing black was walking in the travel lanes of U.S. 1.

At 3:12 a.m., the woman hit him.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as 28-year-old Alexander Blanchard.

The woman was taken to WakeMed with non-life threatening injuries. She had three children in the car at the time of the crash.

The children were not injured.

Authorities have not released the identities of those involved.

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