A 76-year-old Fallon man was run over and killed in Lyon County on Thursday night.
Wallace Kay Ward was lying on Highway 95 Alternate at the Reno Fernley Raceway south of Fernley when a sport utility vehicle hit him, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Department.
His car was parked nearby and found running with the door open, police say. It is not clear why Ward was in the road, but he might have been trying to stop a car for help, police say.
Ward was known to have medical problems and trouble walking, police say.
Deputies were unable to save Ward when they got to him around 9:45 p.m. Police did not name the driver that hit Ward but say they don't think alcohol or drugs were involved.
The Lyon County Sheriff's Department is doing a coroner investigation and the Nevada Highway Patrol is doing a traffic accident investigation.
Witnesses or those wishing to help in the investigation should call the sheriff's department at 775-577-5023.