Posted December 3, 2018 7:49 a.m. EST Updated December 4, 2018 9:00 a.m. EST

— A man died Monday trying to cross Western Boulevard in Raleigh near Pullen Park.

The crash occurred before 7 a.m. at the Ashe Avenue intersection.

According to a wreck report, the victim, identified as David Paul Miller, was not walking in a crosswalk when a car rounded the curve and struck him.

Eastbound lanes of Western Boulevard, headed into downtown, were closed while authorities cleared the scene.