Police continue to search for car in fatal Fort Smith hit-and-run

FORT SMITH TIMES RECORD
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More than three months after a man was struck and killed on Towson Avenue where the driver fled, police continue looking for a white car caught on camera. Police also announced a cash reward to find the driver.

About 4:20 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, Fort Smith police officers found Thomas Anthony Miller, 27, of Van Buren, fatally struck by a vehicle in the 5200 block of Towson Avenue.

The traffic fatality was investigated as a hit-and-run, but there were no arrests reported in the days following the death.

People walk along the sidewalks in the 5200 block of Towson Avenue on Nov. 30, 2022 where 27-year-old Thomas Anthony Miller of Van Buren was hit by an unknown driver and killed Aug. 21.
People walk along the sidewalks in the 5200 block of Towson Avenue on Nov. 30, 2022 where 27-year-old Thomas Anthony Miller of Van Buren was hit by an unknown driver and killed Aug. 21.

Tips have been given to investigators who are following up, police stated.

"Since that time, we have received a number of leads and the investigation has progressed," police stated in a Tuesday, Nov. 29 news release.

A photo of a white car released by police could help solve the investigation of a hit-and-run fatality from August
A photo of a white car released by police could help solve the investigation of a hit-and-run fatality from August

"To that end, please be on the lookout for the car in the newly released images. More information will continue to be released as it is obtained until the perpetrator can be identified," police stated.

Anyone with information can call 479-709-5000.

A reward up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest is offered by Fort Smith Crime Stoppers at 479-782-7463.

This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Police release photo of a car sought in connection with fatality crash