Roanoke Police investigating fatal moped crash

The crash happened on Nov. 5 at the intersection of 5th Street and Elm Avenue SW

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The Roanoke Police Department is investigating a fatal moped crash that left a 56-year-old man dead.

It happened on Nov. 5 at approximately 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of 5th Street and Elm Avenue SW.

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When officers arrived at the scene, they located a man with life-threatening injuries. The man, later identified as 56-year-old Timothy Harrison, of Roanoke, was taken to a local hospital for treatment and later died on Nov. 8.

The initial investigation determined the moped was driving north on 5th Street SW when it ran a red light, striking a Ford F-150 driving east on Elm Avenue SW on a green light. The truck driver was uninjured.


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