{"id":261762,"date":"2026-04-22T21:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/261762\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:54:11","slug":"68-year-old-pedestrian-hit-by-car-dies-in-arlington-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/261762\/","title":{"rendered":"68-year-old pedestrian hit by car dies in Arlington TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BREAKING20NEWS2011.png\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters.\" alt=\"Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters.<\/p>\n<p>A 68-year-old man died after being hit by a car in Arlington on Tuesday night, April 21, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Arlington police officers responded about 9 p.m. to the intersection of South Cooper Street and Lovers Lane after receiving reports that a 2015 Toyota Avalon hit someone who was in the roadway, police said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>When officers arrived, they found the man lying unresponsive on the ground. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the Avalon stopped and cooperated with the investigation. No criminal charges have been filed against the driver, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators determined that the man was crossing Cooper Street from west to east when the Avalon travelling northbound hit him, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the area does not have a designated crosswalk and the man was not wearing bright or reflective clothing. The driver told officers that he did not see the man before the crash.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mepublic.tarrantcounty.com\/\">Tarrant County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office<\/a> will identify the man who died after his next of kin is notified.<\/p>\n<p>The Arlington Police Department reminds pedestrians to always use designated crosswalks or traffic lights when crossing roadways, especially when visibility is low.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/294400689\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776894851_287_ST_Shambhavi Rimal.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Shambhavi Rimal\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/294400689\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shambhavi Rimal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get breaking news alerts at star-telegram.com\/newsletters. 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