Man struck by vehicle, killed in Salt Lake City crosswalk

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A man has been pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk in Salt Lake City’s Poplar Grove neighborhood Friday morning, according to Salt Lake City Police.

The victim is identified as Jesse Marchant, 65.

Shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 3, police received multiple calls about a man hit by a car at 2000 West 500 South, near the Salt Lake City Fleet Department in the Poplar Grove neighborhood. Multiple agencies responded and found Marchant with life-threatening injuries.

Gold Cross Ambulance took Marchant to a local hospital, where he died several hours later.

Preliminary information suggests that a car was driving eastbound on 500 South when it struck Marchant while he was crossing the road in a crosswalk near 2000 West. The specific cause and circumstances of the crash are under investigation.

The driver reportedly remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

No further information is available at this time.