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Floridian, 41, identified as walker killed on Coliseum

A man who died Tuesday night after being hit by a car near a Fort Wayne intersection has been identified, the Allen County Coroner’s Office said Thursday.

Juan Bravo-Cisneros, 41, of Tampa, Fla., was crossing West Coliseum Boulevard about 10:45 p.m. when he was struck by an eastbound Chevrolet Cavalier driven by 20-year-old Rebecca Leeuw of Fort Wayne, authorities said.

The collision occurred just east of the intersection of West Coliseum Boulevard and Harris Road, not far from Goshen Road.

Bravo-Cisneros was taken by ambulance to Parkview Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived.

Authorities had trouble identifying him because he was carrying four identification cards that each gave a different variation of his name.

Leeuw was not injured, and a blood test showed she was not intoxicated at the time of the collision, police said.

No charges have been filed in the crash.

aingersoll@jg.net

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