Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Pedestrian killed during hit-and-run in SE Atlanta, police say

Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in southeast Atlanta.
Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in southeast Atlanta.
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Sept 15, 2018

A female pedestrian was hit and killed by a car in southeast Atlanta Friday evening, Atlanta police confirmed.

Officers responded to calls that a pedestrian was hit by a car in the 1000 block of Moreland Avenue, and they found a deceased woman when they arrived, Atlanta police spokeswoman Stephanie Brown told Channel 2 Action News.

Brown said they don’t have a description of the vehicle that may have been involved, and no other details have been released.

— Please return to AJC.com for updates.

In other news:

The body of Christopher Jordan Babilonia was found 11:30 p.m. on Hwy. 74 southbound just north of Paschal Road in Peachtree City

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