Driver flees after hitting, killing man in Fayetteville

Sunday, October 13, 2019
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A driver is still on the loose after hitting and killing a man in Fayetteville, police said.

It happened at 8:17 p.m., where Fayetteville Police officers said they responded to the report of a man that was hit along the 6800 block of Buttermere Drive.
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A preliminary investigation revealed a 2009 BMW was traveling east when the driver ran off the road and hit a man before overturning in the front yard of a home.

The driver of the BMW fled the scene.

33-year-old Joel Camacho Ortiz was transferred to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
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Officers closed the 6800 block of Buttermere Drive for the investigation.

Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact the Fayetteville Police Department at (910) 433-1807.
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