Man killed while crossing Independence Boulevard in Charlotte

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CHARLOTTE — A man died after being hit by a box truck in southeast Charlotte on Saturday.

The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on East Independence Blvd near Idlewild Road, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

MEDIC pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

On Monday, CMPD identified the victim as 56-year-old Leopoldo Villalpando-Castillo.

The police department said Castillo wasn’t in a crosswalk at the time of the crash.

Police said the driver in the box truck remained at the scene and wasn’t impaired.

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