Mother of Brookhaven woman killed in hit and run: ‘To this day, she doesn’t believe it’

The Brief

  • Police say 54-year-old Omar Ali hit 19-year-old Maryury Lopez in a marked crosswalk, then initially drove away.
  • Lopez’s mother is pleading for the maximum penalty and says she still cannot accept her daughter is gone.
  • A GoFundMe has been created to help the family cover funeral expenses.

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. A Brookhaven mother is speaking publicly for the first time after her 19-year-old daughter was killed in a hit-and-run while crossing a busy intersection with her boyfriend.

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Brookhaven hit-and-run

The backstory:

Brookhaven police say 54-year-old Omar Ali, of Mableton, struck Maryury Lopez on Tuesday afternoon while she was legally crossing in a marked crosswalk at Clairmont Road and Dresden Drive.

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