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Niagara police have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed on Lundy’s Lane in Niagara Falls earlier this week as a St. Catharines teen.
Police say 17-year-old Austin Cummings was walking down a live lane of traffic around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday when he was hit by a GMC Van being driven by a 53-year-old Niagara Falls man.
Cummings suffered life threatening injuries and later died in hospital.
Cummings’ girlfriend, Victoria Legge, says she spoke to him just a few hours before he was hit, and said he had been drinking, but that he was staying in a Niagara Falls motel to help a friend.
His mother, Shawna Cummings, says toxicology tests were taken, but could take months for the results.
Police say the driver of the van did not suffer any physical injuries and no charges have been laid.
Messages of condolences have been pouring in on Facebook for the teen, and a gofundme page has been set up to help cover funeral costs.
Any witnesses with information are asked by police to contact investigators at (905) 688-4111, ext. 4-5500.