One Killed, One Injured by Hit and Run Driver in Aiken

A deadly hit-and-run incident is under investigation in Aiken.

Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables says 20-year-old Alexa Little of Louisville, Georgia and an unidentified male companion were hit by a vehicle while they were walking west on Richland Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Sunday.  Little was pronounced dead at the scene.  The male victim was taken to Augusta University Medical Center for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.

Little's body has been sent to Newberry for an autopsy.

The Aiken Department of Public Safety says 31-year-old Holly Worley of Graniteville, South Carolina was arrested shortly after her vehicle was found while officers canvassed the area.  She's been charged with Leaving the Scene of a Collision (Resulting in Death) and Leaving the Scene of a Collision (Great Bodily Injury).