Suspect in Custody for Fatal Hit-and-Run
A suspect was taken into custody today in connection with a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian Tuesday in Columbia County.
The victim was hit around 6 pm on Columbia Industrial Boulevard near Evans-to-Locks Road. Columbia County authorities say a white Ford F-150 pulling a black trailer left the scene of the accident.
Today, Columbia County authorities arrested 58-year-old Michael Kilgore of Augusta and charged him with First-Degree Homicide by Vehicle and Failure to Appear.
Authorities say Kilgore was driving on a suspended license, the vehicle was not insured, and he had active warrants in Richmond County.
The identity of the victim has not been released yet.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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