Crime & Safety

Driver Charged in Fatal Weekend Hit-and-Run

Brian Anthony Russell reportedly turned himself in, will face charges in the death of Audrey Hartley

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The driver in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a Douglas County woman during the weekend has been arrested and charged in her death.

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Brian Anthony Russell, 51, of Douglasville is being held without bond in the county jail. He is charged with hit and run resulting in serious injury and homicide by vehicle – leaving the scene, according to jail records.

WSB-TV reported Russell turned himself in Sunday night.

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He is accused of killing Audrey Hartley, 56, while she was crossing the road between midnight and 1 a.m. Sunday at the Midway Road/Fairburn Road intersection.


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