Fayetteville police release name of pedestrian killed Jan. 10; family sought
Editor's note: Latoya Dixon's family was located, the Fayetteville Police Department announced Thursday.
Police are seeking the family of a woman struck and killed by a pick-up truck in Massey Hill last week.
On Wednesday, the Fayetteville Police Department identified the victim as Latoya Renee Dixon, 29. Dixon was killed Jan. 10 after being struck by a Dodge Ram around 6:15 p.m.
According to police, the Dodge, driven by Iashawn Abrams, was headed west on Southern Avenue when it struck Dixon as she stood in the center turn lane near Quality Road.
Dixon was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries, according to the police.
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Anyone with information regarding Dixon's next of kin is asked to contact Officer C. Lewis at 910-818-1872. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling Fayetteville/Cumberland County CrimeStoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477), visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org online, or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for mobile devices.
Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Latoya Dixon killed by a pick-up truck on Southern Avenue last week
