DORAVILLE, Ga. — Georgia State Patrol said a 24-year-old driver is in custody after she struck and killed a construction Friday and then left the scene.
According to Doraville Police, a CW Matthews construction employee was standing on the right shoulder, talking to a dump truck driver in a construction zone on Buford Highway near Oakmont Avenue, when a green Kia Soul traveling northbound veered off the roadway and hit the worker.
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Police said the worker hit the dump truck and was thrown from the scene. The driver of the Kia Soul then left the scene.
The name of the victim is not being released at this time.
GSP's Specialized Collision Reconstruction team conducted a follow-up investigation. Officials were able to locate the driver of the green Kia Soul. The 24-year-old woman from Atlanta is currently in custody with charges pending, according to GSP.