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Police ID Delaware County Man As Pedestrian Who Was Fatally Struck

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Tom Sofield
The area where the pedestrian’s body remained.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

The man who died after being struck by a vehicle along East Lincoln Highway was identified as a Delaware County resident.

Chad Bettinger, 30, of Wallingford, was killed after a vehicle struck him along eastbound East Lincoln Highway just before Oxford Valley Road Saturday at 8:12 p.m., police said in an early Sunday morning news release.

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An investigation revealed the Bettinger was in the right-hand travel lane of East Lincoln Highway when he was struck, police said.

Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

At the scene late Saturday night, Bettinger’s shoe laid in the right travel lane a few feet away from his body. Investigators stood nearby taking photographs and examining the crash site.

Police said the striking vehicle stopped at the scene.

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East Lincoln Highway was closed between the Oxford Valley Mall and Oxford Valley Road until late Saturday night as authorities investigated the crash.

Witnesses to the crash and anyone else with information has been asked to contact Sgt. Mark McLeod at 215-750-3845 ext. 460.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.