‘She took my other half:’ Family of woman hit, killed by street racers on I-20 want drivers caught

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are searching for the street racers who hit and killed a woman walking home from her job on the shoulder of I-20 in DeKalb County.

Shaneta Reeves, 32, was walking home from her catering side job around 1:40 a.m. on Aug. 4 when she was hit by a hit-and-run driver. Several other cars hit her after the initial accident.

Reeves’ mother, sister and 11-year-old daughter Tuesday are devastated over her sudden death.

“I’m hurt. I’m numb,” her mother, Della Reeves, said. “I feel like it’s a dream and it’s not real.”

Her sister, Dajiona Reeves, said she is struggling to be there for her mother, her niece and her own daughter.

“Every time I think about it, I get anxiety. I can’t breathe,” she said. “It’s like they took my other half. I don’t have a sister anymore.”

Shaneta graduated from Georgia Southern and had been pursuing a career in acting and modeling.

Police are now trying to identify the driver of a black Mustang that hit the young woman and didn’t stop.

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