Woman Killed Today in Hit and Run in Augusta
Richmond County authorities are investigating a fatal hit-and-run early this morning in south Augusta.
Coroner Mark Bowen says 21-year-old Zyionna Fields of Dudley Street was hit by a southbound vehicle while walking in the 3000 block of Mike Padgett Highway. Fields was pronounced dead at 2:54 a.m. An autopsy has been scheduled.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. So far, no vehicle information is available.
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Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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