The trial began Monday for a man accused of hitting a Douglasville grandmother with his pickup truck, then backing up and driving over her.
Dewey Calhoun Green, 24, of Birmingham, has been indicted on one count of malice murder, three counts of felony murder and three counts of aggravated assault in the June 2014 death of Janice Pitts. Pitts, 53, died after being run over as her daughter and grandson watched, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported.
On June 25, 2014, Pitts was taking her daughter to work when her SUV was hit from behind, her daughter Iesha Taylor said in the days following the incident. Pitts got out of her SUV to check the damage when Green allegedly hit her, pinning her between his Chevrolet Silverado and her Lincoln Navigator, witnesses told police. Then, Green put the truck in reverse and drove forward and over Pitts, despite pleas for him to stop, Davis said.
“He literally ran my mother’s head over,” Davis said.
Green left the scene but was later arrested and booked into the Douglas County jail, where he has remained without bond. Green is the grandson of former Birmingham Mayor W. Cooper Green.
Following the arrest, Green’s attorney said his client’s cellphone had illegally been confiscated. Though investigators suspected Green of being under the influence at the time of the crash, his attorney previously said he was sober.
Pre-trial motions took place Monday, with jury selection possibly beginning Tuesday.
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