A 41-year-old Ridgeland man was found guilty of driving away from the scene after fatally hitting a woman who was walking in the Shell Point area nearly six years ago, prosecutors said.
A Beaufort County jury on Thursday found Clinton Lee Anthony Brown guilty of hit-and-run resulting in death after his pickup truck struck and killed 55-year-old Beaufort resident Redeidre Holmes the night of Aug. 22, 2020, according to a press release from the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
Brown was sentenced to eight years in prison followed by three years of probation and will be required to pay a $10,000 fine, Beaufort County judicial records show. If he violates court conditions, Brown could face a full 12-year prison term and a $25,000 fine.
What happened in the crash?
Minutes before the defendant fatally struck Holmes, both were at a party at a Shell Point home on Cleveland Drive where Brown’s girlfriend lived. A fight involving Brown broke out, which prompted Holmes to walk away from the party, the solicitor’s office said. Brown left shortly after in his burgundy Dodge Ram pickup truck. The collision happened on the same road around 8:25 p.m. and launched Holmes nearly 40 feet forward “into a shallow ditch parallel to the street,” according to the press release…