The victim in Thursday’s fatal pedestrian vs. car crash in Euclid has been identified.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 22-year-old Anthony Simpson.
A about 7 p.m. Simpson was crossing the street near East 242nd St. and Lake Shore Blvd. when he was hit by a car headed eastbound, said Euclid Police Lt. Bob Payne.
Simpson was pronounced dead at Euclid Hospital.
The driver, a 52-year-old Fairview Park woman, left the scene but returned a short time later and was arrested, Payne said.
He added alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.