According to a news release, 31-year-old Raleigh resident Trenton Jerome Carpenter was walking on the roadway around 9 a.m. Wednesday when a car hit him from behind and drove off.
Carpenter died on the scene. No suspect information is currently available.
Anyone with information is asked to call State Highway Patrol at *47 or (919)733-4400.
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