ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2014 A 29-year-old pedestrian who died Friday in a hit-and-run had confronted the driver after believing the driver had struck the victim\u2019s own vehicle, the district attorney said.<\/p>\n
The victim, Rigiberto Hernandez Arias, tracked down the delivery van that he believed had earlier struck his car by following it through the city, said Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey came to the same location at South Fourth Street and Emaus Avenue,\u201d Holihan said. \u201c(Hernandez) got out of his car and confronted the driver of the van.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe victim ended up on the hood or windshield of the van and the van driver drove away with (Hernandez) still on the vehicle. He apparently fell off in the 2400 block of South Fourth Street.\u201d<\/p>\n
The van driver did not stop but police were able to locate the vehicle within an hour or two, using license plate readers positioned throughout the city, Holihan said.<\/p>\n
Authorities have identified the van driver and his employer, Holihan said, but are not releasing that information amid the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n
It happened just before 8 p.m. Friday near the city\u2019s border with Salisbury Township.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo charges have been filed yet,\u201d Holihan said Tuesday. “The investigation is still ongoing. Evidence is being processed and search warrants are being served and processed.\u201d<\/p>\n
“The best information we have at this point is that (the victim) got out of his sedan and apparently was trying to take pictures or videos of the driver of the van.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan<\/p>\n
Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said Hernandez was run over and died of blunt force injuries<\/a>. Buglio ruled the manner of death homicide.<\/p>\n Hernandez was a father of three, according to a GoFundMe organized by his employer<\/a>, East Coast Facilities Inc.<\/p>\n