Pedestrian stuck and killed on Hart County highway

A Hartwell woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as she attempted to walk across a Hart County highway Saturday evening.

The state patrol says 54-year-old Barbara Brenda Teasley died after being struck by a Ford Flex traveling westbound on GA 8/US 29 near Norman Road.

Troopers from Georgia State Patrol Post 52 in Hartwell were dispatched to the scene at approximately 6 p.m. on December 10. According to their report, Teasley was walking north attempting to cross the westbound travel lanes when she was hit. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The wreck did not injure the couple in the vehicle. They’re identified as Helen Annette Ross, 54, and Frank Charles Ross, 58, both of Hartwell. Troopers say Helen Ross was driving at the time of the crash. No charges are expected to be filed.