{"id":137001,"date":"2026-03-13T03:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T03:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/137001\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T03:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T03:43:08","slug":"pittsburgh-police-release-description-of-vehicle-connected-to-deadly-hit-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/137001\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Police release description of vehicle connected to deadly hit, run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/e331c0e3d20690ca43a07487dce8b6a4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pittsburgh Police have shared new details on a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened in Brighton Heights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police found a man who had been hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Davis and Massachusetts avenues at 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man, identified as Lawrence Soeder, was taken to a hospital where he later died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/man-dead-after-being-hit-by-car-brighton-heights-police-say-vehicle-fled-scene\/BW6UYVL2YZE23LTFSSO442HNZA\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Man dead after being hit by car in Brighton Heights; police say vehicle fled the scene;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PREVIOUS COVERAGE &amp;gt&quot;}\" class=\"link \">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Man dead after being hit by car in Brighton Heights; police say vehicle fled the scene<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday afternoon, police said they believe the vehicle that hit him was a dark-colored two-tone Kia Soul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They said a darker color is on the top and a lighter color is on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators describe the vehicle as a boxy-style SUV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information is asked to call 412-432-4776.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Police have shared new details on a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened in Brighton Heights. 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