5/25/23

Virginia State Police is asking the public for help finding the vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run last night in Augusta County.

Spokesperson Corrine Geller said that troopers responded to a reported crash on Parkersburg Turnpike near Pine Tree Lane just before 10 o’clock. She said a 42-year-old man was struck and killed by an eastbound vehicle, which fled the scene.

The striking vehicle then fled the scene. At this stage of the investigation, the suspect vehicle is believed to have been a maroon or red truck or SUV. The vehicle will have damage to its right front headlight, front turn signal, and/or both.

Anyone with information about the suspect vehicle and/or its driver is encouraged to call the Virginia State Police at 434-352-7128 or #77 on a cell phone or by email at questions@vsp.virginia.gov.