HERTFORD, N.C. — The North Carolina Highway Patrol (NCHP) is asking for the public's help to find the person responsible for a deadly hit-and-run crash in Perquimans County.
According to the NCHP, a man was found dead in the roadway around 6:15 a.m. Monday on Grubb Street, near Don Juan Road on the outskirts of Hertford. NCHP has not publicly identified the man at this time.
Troopers said the victim was last seen alive in the area around 9 p.m. Sunday, so the crash is thought to have happened between 9 p.m. Sunday and 6:15 a.m. Monday.
NCHP would like any witnesses who may have seen something in the overnight hours to come forward.
If you saw the accident or have any information that may help investigators, you're asked to call the State Highway Patrol in Elizabeth City at 252-340-8240.