Sandy Springs police investigate deadly hit and run on GA-400
Police need help with hit and run
Sandy Springs police need help to identify a woman hit and killed on Georgia Highway 400.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - Sandy Springs police are working to learn the identity of the woman who was hit and killed during a traffic crash along GA-400.
According to investigators, a pedestrian was found dead after being struck by a vehicle in the northbound lanes on GA 400 near Spalding Drive on July 19.
Witnesses told Sandy Springs Police Traffic Investigators the car left the scene after hitting the victim.
Police later identified and arrested 34-year-old Hugo Rodriguez-Perez.
Hugo Rodriguez-Perez (Sandy Springs Police Department)
Investigators determined a 2007 Honda Civic was used to hit the victim.
Rodriguez-Perez was charged with felony vehicular homicide in the first degree and felony hit and run. Authorities said more charges are possible as the investigation continues.
The victim is described by police as a black woman in her 30's with short blonde dyed-hair.
Anyone with information on the victim's identity is asked to call the Sandy Springs Police Department's Traffic Investigation Unit at 770-551-6915.
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