On Saturday morning at approximately 10:30, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department patrol division responded to a welfare check in the 3100 block of Central Heights Road.

Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive individual, Mauricio Gomes, 45, Goldsboro, near the roadway as a result of an apparent traffic collision. 

EMS responded and declared Gomes deceased. The involved vehicle did not remain at the scene.

A next of kin notification was made with Gomes’ family. This incident is being actively investigated.