Curtis Ledbetter, 24 killed by arrested hit-and run driver David Lee Winters, 21 at 29th Street and 3rd Avenue in Columbus, Georgia
UPDATE: Columbus police say victim “no doubt run over” as death investigation continues
Deputy coroner Elizabeth Allison pronounced Ledbetter dead at 10:21 p.m. The homicide unit arrived and took over the investigation.
Arrest made in deadly hit and run at 29th Street and 3rd Avenue
On March 1, 2021, police arrested 21-year-old David Lee Winters, Jr. in connection to Ledbetter’s death.
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