ABBEVILLE, Ala. (WDNews) — According to multiple reports, authorities are searching for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of an Abbeville woman Friday night.
Officials identified the victim as 46-year-old Brandy Duncan of Abbeville.
Reports indicate emergency crews responded to the 100 block of Ozark Road (Alabama Highway 27), near the Abbeville Milling Company, after receiving a 911 call about a person lying in the roadway. Duncan was found with injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene by Henry County Coroner Derek Wright.
According to reports, investigators believe the crash occurred between 8:20 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. Friday.
The Abbeville Police Department is leading the investigation with assistance from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Trooper Traffic Homicide Unit. Investigators closed the highway for several hours while processing the scene.
No arrests have been made, and authorities have not released a description of the vehicle involved.
Police are asking anyone who lives along Ozark Road to review security camera or doorbell footage from Friday night. Anyone with information is asked to contact Henry County Dispatch at (334) 585-2222 and request to speak with an investigator.
The investigation remains ongoing.
UPDATE: According to Abbeville Police Chief Marlos Walker, 31-year-old Levi Smith has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing injury or death.
Additional details about the arrest have not yet been released. The investigation remains ongoing, and no further information was immediately available.
This story will be updated as more information is released.
