A woman was found dead in a wooded area of DeKalb County on Monday morning after being struck by a vehicle that left the scene, officials said.
Crews were called around 7:45 a.m. after the victim was found in the woods along Calhoun Street near North Decatur Road, according to DeKalb fire spokesperson Capt. Jaeson Daniels. The area is located a short distance from I-285 in the Scottdale community.
According to DeKalb police, the woman was hit by the unidentified vehicle while walking in the road. She had been dead for some time when she was found Monday, officials said.
“This wasn’t something that just happened,” Daniels added.
Credit: John Spink
Credit: John Spink
On Wednesday, she was identified as 37-year-old Kiniya Kebede by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office. Investigators said they are still working to figure out how long Kebede had been there and what vehicle struck her.
An investigation into the hit-and-run crash is ongoing.
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