A 54-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle early Friday morning on PR-924, in front of the Pedro J. Palou public housing in Humacao, the Puerto Rico Police Bureau reported. Family members identified him as Henry García Poupart, a Humacao resident. According to preliminary information, a call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System alerted authorities to a person lying on the pavement at about 5:13 AM. García Poupart was about to cross the road when he was hit by a white 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander driven by a 19-year-old who remained at the scene.
The driver took a breath alcohol test, which came back 0.000%. Agent Juan E. Flecha Flecha, assigned to the Patrols and Highways Division of the Humacao area, is in charge of the investigation, together with the prosecutor on duty.