Pedestrian killed in Birmingham hit-and-run identified as 41-year-old man

A man killed in a Birmingham hit-and-run on the city’s east side has now been identified.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Ricky Dyon Latham. He was 41 and lived in Birmingham.

Latham’s body was discovered at 3:43 a.m. Wednesday in the 10 block of Medical Park Drive East,

It wasn’t immediately clear when the pedestrian had been struck, said Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates.

No arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information is asked to call Birmingham police or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.