Pedestrian Killed in Parking Lot

A pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle and killed in a parking lot in Oelwein, according to the Iowa State Patrol. The incident happened in a parking lot in the 100 block of 1st St SW just before 6pm yesterday. A 54 year old pedestrian was crouched down in front of a 2014 Ford Explorer when the SUV was leaving the parking lot. The name of the victim is being withheld at this time so that family can be notified. The name of the driver of the SUV has also not been released.