GREENVILLE (WINA) – State Police is seeking the public’s help with identifying a man struck and killed in Augusta County early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run on I-81.
At 3:54 a.m., State Police responded to a fatal hit-and-run at the 210 mile marker.
A middle-aged white male was walking along the southbound lanes of I-81 when he was struck by a vehicle, and died at the scene.
The male pedestrian had no identification on him.. but is described as a middle-aged, white male with a tattoo on his right leg. He was carrying a backpack and dressed in black with a hoodie that said, “Missouri” on it. He was also wearing white Nike sneakers.
Anyone with information about the pedestrian or who may have witnessed the crash is encouraged to call the Virginia State Police. State Police were able to locate the offending vehicle in Fishersville and have a 26-year old man in custody on an involuntary manslaughter charge.
