Georgia deputies looking for driver accused of killing 88-year-old woman in hit-and-run

Georgia state troopers and deputies are searching for a truck driver they say killed a 88-year-old woman in Catoosa County.

The crash happened Sunday afternoon over the Memorial Day weekend.

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Officials identified the victim as Dorothy Yates of Ringgold, Georgia. Family members said on social media that Yates died on her way to a family cookout.

Georgia State Patrol and the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash on Mount Pisgah Road near Trinity Lane around 3:20 p.m.

According to the crash report, a white truck with a spreader bed hit Yates’ 2007 Ford Taurus on the driver’s side. The crash pushed Yates off the road and into a ditch.

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Troopers said the truck driver took off. Yates was taken to hospital in critical condition. She died less than two hours later from her injuries.

GSP released a surveillance photo of the truck involved in the crash. Anyone who recognizes it or witnessed the crash is urged to call GSP SCRT team at 706-624-1484

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