ATLANTA — Atlanta Police said a 72-year-old man was charged with homicide by vehicle and other charges after a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run incident on Campbellton Road early Saturday morning.
Officers initially responded to a call from the area of Campbellton Road near Myrtle Drive at about 6:25 a.m., according to Atlanta Police Sgt. John Chafee.
Chafee said that when officers arrived, they discovered the body of a female who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle. She was declared dead on the scene.
Chafee said that according to witnesses, a Chevrolet Tahoe struck the female and did not stop.
While investigators were processing the crime scene, the driver of the Tahoe, identified as 72-year-old Benjamin Sims, walked to the location and spoke with officers.
According to Chafee, Sims said that he did not know he had struck a pedestrian. He told investigators that he drove home, parked his vehicle and walked back to the crime scene once he realized that a pedestrian had been struck.
Chafee said that the preliminary investigation indicated that the female was crossing Campbellton Road outside of a crosswalk when she was struck by Sims.
According to Chafee, Sims was taken into police custody and charged with homicide by vehicle, hit-and-run and driving with a suspended license. He was taken to the Fulton County Jail.
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