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Isaiah Suazo, 21, died shortly after being taken to the hospital.

About 1 a.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of West Drexel Road, near South 12th Avenue, for a crash involving a pedestrian. 

Detectives learned that Suazo was crossing southbound on Drexel Road with a group of friends. They were not in a crosswalk, according to a news release from ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police.

“As the group entered the roadway, a westbound vehicle stopped to allow them to cross,� the news release said. A second westbound car was in the same lane and "swerved into the universal left turn lane to avoid rear-ending the stopped vehicle."

The driver of the second car tried to stop for the group, but hit Suazo, police said. 

The driver stopped and cooperated with the investigation. A ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police DUI officer determined that the driver was impaired.

A sample of the driver’s blood was drawn “to determine his level of impairment,� though results are unknown currently. A search warrant was also obtained, police said.

“Evidence at the scene indicated Mr. Suazo was also impaired as he was crossing the roadway,� the release said.

No charges or citations have been issued. Charges are pending lab results and the completion of the investigation, police said.