NORFOLK, Va. — A man was rushed to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital following a hit-and-run crash in Norfolk, police said.
Norfolk police said in a tweet that the victim was a pedestrian who was struck in the 1000 block of Monticello Avenue, near St. Paul's Boulevard.
An update on Thursday said Eric T. Henderson, 62, had been trying to cross the road when a sedan crashed into him. Just after 5:30 p.m., another pedestrian found him lying injured on the side of the road, and called police.
Henderson was rushed to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday, but on Thursday, the police department said he'd passed away.
Police said Henderson lived in North Carolina; however, a popular Norfolk restaurant, The Green Onion, said in a Facebook post that he worked there.
"It is with great sadness, heavy hearts and a lack of understanding to this unspeakable and avoidable tragedy that we say goodbye to our friend, our coworker, one of our family members, Eric T. Henderson," the restaurant wrote.
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