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Decatur police release photos of SUV suspected in pedestrian hit-and-run

Decatur police are trying to identify this white SUV after it was involved in a hit-and-run with a pedestrian.

Credit: Decatur Police Department

Credit: Decatur Police Department

Decatur police are trying to identify this white SUV after it was involved in a hit-and-run with a pedestrian.
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Feb 25, 2021

Decatur police are requesting help identifying a suspect after a hit-and-run incident involving a pedestrian near the city’s downtown.

The department posted photos on Facebook of a white SUV that was involved in the incident Monday just before 4 p.m. The car hit a pedestrian at the intersection of Commerce Drive and Swanton Way, police said.

Police would not provide an update on the status of the pedestrian, so it is unclear if the person was injured or to what extent.

We are attempting to identify the driver of this vehicle in reference to a hit and run accident involving a pedestrian...

Posted by City of Decatur Police Department, GA on Thursday, February 25, 2021

Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator Mark Hensel at 678-553-6687 or mark.hensel@decaturga.com. Anonymous tips can be left through Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta at 404-577-8477.

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