Published: December 31, 2018

THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL IS SEEKING THE PUBLIC'S HELP AS THEY INVESTIGATE A FATAL HIT AND RUN INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY.  EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE ON I-24 NEAR THE EXIT OF ALMAVILLE ROAD AROUND AROUND 10:30 AM ON SATURDAY AFTER TROOPERS RECEIVED A CALL REGARDING A DECEASED FEMALE LYING IN A DITCH LINE. THE AREA WHERE THE BODY WAS RECOVERED WAS OFF THE ROADWAY IN AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AREA TO SPOT FROM THE ROADWAY. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION THAT MAY ASSIST INVESTIGATORS TO SOLVE THIS INCIDENT ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL 615-744-3091 OR 1-800-736-0212.