A person walking on Horseshoe Road died Thursday night after being hit by a driver who left the scene.
What It Means For You: The driver is still out there, and police are asking anyone who saw what happened around 9 p.m. on October 16 to come forward with information.
What’s Happening: Richmond County Sheriff’s deputies found the injured pedestrian in the 900 block of Horseshoe Road after getting a call about a traffic accident. The person died at the hospital.
What We Know: Police have not released the victim’s name yet because they are still notifying family members. The traffic division is investigating, but they don’t know what kind of vehicle hit the person or who was driving it.
What We Don’t Know: Investigators have not said if there are any witnesses or surveillance cameras in the area that might help identify the vehicle.
The Sources: Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.





