Bicyclist Calvin Foster, 41, killed in collision with hit-and-run driver on Cleveland Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Tue, 06/20/2017 - 7:30pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, July 19, 2015

Atlanta police search for motorist after pedestrian killed

Atlanta police are searching for a suspect after a motorist struck and killed a pedestrian on the city's southwest side. The station reports that the man who was struck and killed had a bicycle at the time. WSB-TV reports that the man was seen by a witness limping as he left the vehicle and went into the woods. A police spokesman tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the suspect got out of his vehicle after the collision, went into some nearby woods and remained at large on Sunday morning. Police say they found the man dead early Sunday morning on Cleveland Avenue.

Atlanta police searching for driver who hit, killed cyclist

Police said they arrested Roman Redding, 33, on charges of first-degree vehicular homicide and failure to maintain lane.  Redding is currently being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital. 

Police said he will be taken to the Fulton County Jail when he is released from the hospital. 

Suspect charged in fatal hit-and-run crash with Atlanta cyclist

Authorities identified the victim Monday night as 41-year-old Calvin Foster, of Atlanta. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Roman Redding
Calvin Foster

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