CLIVE, IA : A fatal car vs. pedestrian accident on Tuesday, December, 19th 2017

The Iowa State Patrol released new information Tuesday in a fatal car vs. pedestrian accident.

Clive police said the incident happened Monday around 10 p.m. in the 11200 block of Hickman Road.

According to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol, 53-year-old Steven Rittel walked out in front of a Ford Expedition driving east on Hickman Road and was hit.

Rittel was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

The vehicle, driven by 51-year-old Samuel Benjamin, was found on its side down an embankment on the south side of the roadway.

He and a passenger in the vehicle were not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.

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Authorities name pedestrian, driver in deadly crash