Pedestrian Struck And Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

ATHENS-On Thursday, December 14, 2023, at 6:30 pm, Athens Police Department Officers responded to the intersection of US 72 and Hine Street.  It had been reported that a West bound vehicle struck a male crossing the road.  The man suffered life threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance.  He did not survive his injuries. The name of the victim in this accident was Erskin Dewayne Jacobs, 59, of Athens.