RICHMOND, Va. — A neighbor is organizing a vigil to honor 26-year-old Kristin Tolbert, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Semmes Avenue less than two weeks ago, as police continue searching for the driver.
Tolbert, who recently moved to Richmond, was walking along Semmes Avenue near 14th Street when she was struck and killed. She was less than a block from her Manchester apartment when the crash occurred.
Octavia Wright-Brooks, who lived across the hallway from Tolbert at an apartment complex near the scene, said she is having a hard time staying silent while the driver remains at large.
“You really don’t know sometimes until it hits your front door step, I’ll say that,” Wright-Brooks said…