Driver arrested in Columbia County death of pedestrian

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - One person is dead and a suspect has been arrested after a hit-and-run crash in Grovetown.

Just after 6:30 a.m. Saturday, deputies with the Columbia County Sheriff’s office responded to an accident on William Few Parkway at Chastain Place.

According to deputies, 26-year-old Christopher Herrin was walking on the side of William Few Parkway when a car hit and killed him.

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Deputies said it happened when 18-year-old Corey McMurray was driving too fast on William Few Parkway in a Kia Forte.

According to the Sherriff’s Office, McMurray went around a curve near Chastain Place, his car left the road and hit and killed Herrin. He then continued travelling on the side of the road on the grass before hitting a ditch on Chastain Drive.

Deputies said he then called 911 and stated he “hit something in the road.”

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Before the accident, a deputy with the Columbia County Sherriff’s Office ed Herrin while he was walking on William Few Parkway, and said he was clearly not walking in the roadway.

McMurray was charged with homicide by vehicle in the second degree, failure to maintain lane, and traveling too fast for conditions.