Albuquerque police say a driver fatally struck a homeless man who lay down in the road Tuesday evening after being kicked out of a North Valley eatery.

Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque police spokesman, said the man was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver "spoke with responding officers, but left before investigators could question him."

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Matthew Reisen covers criminal justice for the Albuquerque Journal. Follow him on Twitter at @MReisen88, call him at (505) 823-3563 or reach him via email at [email protected].