Family mourns a man killed in a hit-and-run crash

The Brief

  • Larry Scott, a 75-year-old retired hotel worker, died Sunday night after a car hit him near Decatur.
  • DeKalb County police say there was no driver at the scene on Candler Road when officers arrived.
  • The victim’s family held a memorial service and is pleading for the anonymous driver to turn themselves in.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. The family of a 75-year-old man is seeking justice after a driver killed him in a hit-and-run crash Sunday night on Candler Road.

DeKalb County hit-and-run investigation

What we know:

DeKalb County police confirmed a pedestrian was hit on the 1800 block of Candler Road in Decatur just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Officers arrived to find the victim, whose family identified him as Larry Scott, had died at the scene.

The driver was not at the location when police arrived. Scott was a retired hotel worker, a quiet man who loved people, according to his sister, Holly Farley.

Driver search in Decatur

What we don’t know:

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