The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s office is searching for a driver believed to have hit and killed a pedestrian over the weekend before fleeing the scene.
The sheriff’s office says passersby found the 53-year-old victim Sunday morning around 8:22 am. They believe the woman was hit sometime overnight on Prospect Rd. near Park Ln. in Superior Township.
Family members have since identified the victim as Shelly Mason, a mother of 5 children and grandmother to 6 children. Her family says she was out for a walk at the time of the crash.
“It hurt, pain, devastated, kind of unbelievable. I wanted to do something but I couldn’t,” said Mason’s eldest son Chris Gillum.
Police say they believe the driver was in a white 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee when they hit the victim. Investigators say the truck likely has damage on the front passenger hood, grill, and quarter panel area.
Mason’s family is now pleading with the person responsible to turn themselves in. They’re also offering a reward of an unspecified amount to anyone with information that leads to an arrest.