Video: Name of Oktibbeha County Hit and Run Victim Released Updated

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OKTIBBEHA, Miss. (WCBI) — We now know the name of the man killed in a hit and run crash while walking down Highway 82 in Oktibbeha County on Sunday morning.

26-year-old Cason Park of Gordo, Ala. died at the scene near Center Grove. In a Tweet late Monday night the Mississippi Highway Patrol said Park is a U.S. Marine.

State troopers say Park was walking in the westbound lane after a car he was driving broke down a quarter of a mile away. Park was hit from behind.

Pieces of the vehicle found at the scene are being analyzed to determine what type of vehicle hit Park.

Investigators are looking for a silver vehicle that most likely has damage to the front left and left side of the automobile. Troopers say the windshield might also be broken.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.

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