Pedestrian succumbs to Wednesday afternoon accident

A vehicle/pedestrian accident that took place Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 7, resulted in the pedestrian passing away from the injuries.

According to a report from the Hallettsville Police Department, the accident took place around 1:05 p.m. in the 200 block of W. Fourth St. in Hallettsville.

The report said following the accident, the pedestrian was transported by air ambulance to a hospital in Austin…