UPDATE: Pedestrian fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle in Toccoa

The Georgia State Patrol has confirmed that the pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, in Toccoa was fatally injured.

According to Assistant Post Commander Sgt. C. J. Coffee the incident occurred just after 9 p.m. on Collins Road, after a 2002 Ford Ranger, driven by 21-year-old Dustin McIntyre, of Toccoa struck 53-year-old Eric Arthur, of Toccoa who was in the west lane of Collins Road.

Arthur sustained fatal injuries.

Coffee tells WNEG News that Arthur was believed to have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

WNEG News will continue to follow this story and bring you additional details as they become available.