ATLANTA — An 81-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by a vehicle on Saturday morning in Atlanta, police said.
According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers responded to reports of a person struck by a vehicle on the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW at around 11:43 a.m.
When they arrived, officers found an 81-year-old woman who had been hit by a vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene. Police said the driver of the vehicle that hit her left the location before the officers arrived.
Investigators responded to the scene to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. While they were investigating, they arrested a 49-year-old man and charged him accordingly. Police have not specified what those charges are or the name of the man.
This is an active investigation, police said.
News happens fast. Download our 11Alive News app for all the latest breaking updates, and sign up for our Speed Feed newsletter to get a rundown of the latest headlines across north Georgia.
11Alive's More Than a Number series seeks to humanize crime coverage by "giving a face to the victim and a voice to the family." If you would like to honor a loved one you lost, you can use the form below or email us at MoreThanANumber@11alive.com to tell us about them, and we will add them to our memorial page.
If you need help or support in your time of loss, please visit our resource guide. For more details on this project, please visit 11alive.com/MoreThanANumber.
