Warrant issued for hit-and-run suspect

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The East Ridge Police believe they have found the person responsible for a hit-and-run fatality on Ringgold road.

On the morning of December 26, 2015  Darrell Lee Carter, 51,  was crossing Ringgold Road at Blackhawk Trail when he was struck from behind.

The vehicle that struck Mr. Carter was determined to be a 2013 to 2015 Nissan Sentra.

Police located a vehicle matching that description  in the possession of Rodney Maurice Hill of  Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

When questioned, Mr. Hill reported to Fort Oglethorpe police that he struck a deer.

Hill’s Nissan Sentra was sent to the TBI Crime Lab in Nashville and was found to be a match with the suspect vehicle. A warrant for Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Crash was issued for Rodney Maurice Hill, through the East Ridge City Court.

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