Hit-and-run kills 21-year-old pedestrian on Mike Padgett Highway

Published: Sep. 6, 2023 at 10:19 AM EDT|Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 11:14 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A pedestrian died Wednesday morning after being hit by a vehicle on Mike Padgett Highway, according to authorities.
Zyionna Fields, 21, of the 200 block of Dudley Street, was struck by a southbound vehicle in the 3000 block of Mike Padgett Highway, according to Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen.
The accident was initially reported at 2:14 a.m., and Fields was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:54 a.m.
An autopsy has been scheduled.
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