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:…