Wake County

Raleigh man hit, killed on Louisburg Road

A man was struck and killed as he attempted to cross Louisburg Road near Interstate 540 early Wednesday morning, according to Raleigh police.

Ryan William Cepeda was not in a crosswalk when he tried to cross Louisburg Road between Sinclair Drive and Spring Forest Road at about 5:10 a.m., according to a police report. Cepeda was hit by a northbound SUV going 45 mph, then hit again by a second SUV as he lay on the pavement.

Neither driver was cited.

Police say Cepeda lived on Wenesly Court, about a mile from where he died.

Richard Stradling: 919-829-4739, @RStradling

This story was originally published May 3, 2017 at 5:50 AM with the headline "Raleigh man hit, killed on Louisburg Road."

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