Authorities have released the names of two men who were among eight people killed in weekend traffic accidents throughout Jefferson County.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office Tuesday identified the fatality victims Damion Jermaine Gardner, 43, of Birmingham, and Patrick Anthony Vacarella, 51, of Bessemer.

Gardner was found dead at 8:11 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of Arkadelphia Road in front of Birmingham-Southern College.

Authorities said he was a pedestrian standing on the grass shoulder of the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle. The suspect fled after striking Gardner.

Birmingham police have not announced any arrests.

Vacarella was found dead in a crashed vehicle Sunday in Shades Creek off Interstate 65 in Homewood.

Homewood police responded to I-65 southbound just south of Lakeshore Parkway near an apartment complex just after 1:30 p.m. A passerby made the discovery and called 911.

Vacarella was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:47 p.m.

Homewood police Sgt. John Carr said it appears the vehicle left I-65 and ended up in the creek. It wasn’t immediately clear when the crash happened, but investigators believe it took place hours before the vehicle and the victim were discovered.