MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. ( WHNT ) — The Muscle Shoals Police Department (MSPD) says a Nashville woman was killed in a hit-and-run Saturday night.
According to MSPD, Jamya B. Shanes, 25, of Nashville, Tennessee, was struck by a truck on Geroge Wallace Blvd between Patriots Dr and 6th St. around 7:35 p.m. Police say Shanes was pronounced dead at the scene by the Colbert County Coroner’s Office.
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According to authorities, witnesses told police they were walking with Shanes when a dark-colored truck hit Shanes and fled the scene. MSPD, with the assistance of the Tuscumbia Police Department, began searching the area for a truck matching the description given by the witnesses.
During the investigation, officers said that after getting a better description of the truck and license plate number, they went to an address in Tuscumbia where they found a vehicle that had heavy damage on the front passenger side and hood. Authorities said they also found what looked to be human hair on the vehicle.