Irondale police Lt. Mark Meadows, 60, was setting out cones at an intersection outside the Church of the Highlands' main campus when he was hit by a man driving a Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, AL.com reports. The driver immediately stopped.
The incident took place before 7 a.m. on Monday as the church's popular "21 Days of Prayer" event, which runs from Jan. 5 to Jan. 25, was preparing to end for the day, Fox reports.
Meadows was taken to nearby Grandview Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, according to Irondale police.
Meadows is survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.