Police are looking for the SUV responsible for the man’s death :: WRAL.com

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is asking for help locating an SUV that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Interstate 40 in Johnston County.

Authorities found the body of Ryan Shyllon Opher around 7:10 a.m. Friday in the middle of I-40 between the interstate parking lot and Exit 325. Opher was 38 years old.

The State Highway Patrol said Opher was a pedestrian and that the SUV struck and killed him.

The police are looking for a Nissan Rogue with significant damage to the left front bumper and headlight area. Authorities believe the Nissan is gray in color.

Anyone with information is asked to call the State Highway Patrol at 919-733-3861 or 919-934-2186.

The investigation is ongoing.