The name of the pedestrian killed in a Thursday night crash along Bath Road in Bristol Township was released by police Friday.
William MacPherson, 51, of Radcliffe Street, was pronounced dead after he was struck in the roadway by a red 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that was traveling north on Bath Road around 9:10 p.m., police said. They added MacPherson was in the street at the time of the crash.
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The driver of the Monte Carlo, a resident of Levittown, was cooperating with police as of Friday, according to a press release.
Police Acting Lt. Ralph Johnson said staff from nearby Lower Bucks Hospital rushed to aid the struck pedestrian. A witnesses told LevittownNow.com it appeared some passerbys also stopped to render aid to MacPherson.
The road was closed for several hours between Route 13 and Lower Bucks Hospital.
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Officers at the scene were assisted by Bristol Township Fire Police, Bristol Fire Company No. 1 and the Levittown-Fairless Rescue Squad.
Anyone with information on the fatal crash is asked to call the Traffic Safety Unit at 267-812-3026.
