The suspect in a hit-and-run death in Athens that left a man dead on the sidewalk has turned herself in at the Clarke County Jail.
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department identified Amanda Gerrett, 31, of Athens, as the driver of the vehicle involved in a Dec. 22 hit-and-run.
On the afternoon of Dec. 22, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department responded to a report of a pedestrian down on the sidewalk on North Avenue, just south of Strickland Avenue. When officers arrived, they discovered the body of the hit-and-run victim.
According to the ACCPD, initial investigation showed that the victim was walking northbound on the sidewalk when the vehicle they say Gerrett was driving exited the roadway and struck the pedestrian. The ACCPD says that the vehicle continued driving, leaving the scene.
Gerrett turned herself in at the Clarke County Jail on Monday and is facing charges of first-degree vehicular homicide, felony hit and run and failure to maintain lane.
Anyone with information regarding the hit-and-run is asked to contact law enforcement by dialing 9-1-1.
