HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating after a 22-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed on Highway 87 in Harnett County Saturday night.
It happened just before midnight in the area of Highway 87 between Walmart and Nursery Road.
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Breaking news crews at the scene said Christopher Cooley was pronounced dead when a trooper got to the scene.
The car that hit Cooley was not at the scene so police are looking for a white Nissan Altima with heavy front end damage that was headed north toward Sanford.