BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Police are investigating what they believe was a fatal hit-and-run early Wednesday morning in Bedford Heights.
It happened around 12:08 a.m. in the 23000 block of Aurora Road. That's when police received a 911 call saying an individual was lying in the roadway "possibly as the result of a hit and run accident."
Police discovered a 33-year-old male "suffering from injuries consistent with being struck by a motor vehicle."
News 5's overnight photojournalist was on the scene:
Working on details but Bedford Heights investigating what appears to be a fatal pedestrian crash on Aurora Road near Southeast Harley. There is no car here but a body in the street and some shoes. pic.twitter.com/2dcbHXXZDo
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) May 13, 2026
Bedford Fire and EMS responded and pronounced the man dead.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Bedford Heights Detective Bureau at 440-786-3267.
