HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - A pedestrian that was hit and killed on Highway 431 in Daviess County has been identified.

Officials identified the victim as 41-year-old Jeremy Wingfield. Officials state at the time of the accident, Wingfield was walking south when he was hit by a 2016 Buick SUV.

The Daviess County Sheriff's Office says a few hours prior, at about 8:30 p.m., deputies responded to the 7700 block of Highway 431 where a 2012 Chrysler minivan lost control and hit a guardrail and blocking the northbound lane.

Witnesses claim the driver of the van was Wingfield, and he had fled the area prior to authorities arriving. Deputies were unable to find Wingfield, but determined he was most likely hiding in a nearby field while crews worked the scene. Officials say at the time of the fatal co

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