Woman’s body found on Highway 80

Woman’s body found on Highway 80

NG: TRAFFIC BROUGHT TO ASTANDSTILL HERE ON HIGHWAY 80AROUND 9 AM POLICE INVESTIGATINGTHIS SCENE OF A DEADLY HIT ANDRUN.DETECTIVES WERE SCOURING THESCENE ONHIGHWAY 80 NEAR VALLEY STREETWEDNESDAYMORNING.A WOMAN, CLEARLY SHOWING SIGNSOFBEING HIT BY A CAR, WAS LYINGDEAD IN A DITCH...NEXT TO THE ROADWAY.GREGORY STEWART WAS STILLSHAKEN...HE SAYSHE SAW IT HAPPEN.GREGORY STEWART/WITNESS:I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS A CHILDOR AGROWN UP BUT THE CAR HIT EM ANDEVERYTHING JUST WENT BLURRYFROM THERE.THE 56 YEAR OLD WOMAN WAS KILLEDBY ACAR.INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY ACTUALLYFOUND PARTSOF A VEHICLE THERE AT THE CRIMESCENE BUTSO FAR ...NO INDICATION WHATTYPE OFVEHICLE....BUT THEY ARESEARCHING NEARBYBUSINESSES TO SEE WHAT THEIRSURVEILLANCE CAMERAS MIGHTREVEAL.JAMES GOODEN/WITNESS: THEYSHOULD HAVE STOPPED ANDSEEN IF THEY COULD HELP IN ANYKIND OF WAY BUT I JUST HOPEWHOEVER DID IT THEY CATCH THEM.SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTING: JPD SAYS IT DOES NEED YOURHELP IDENTIFYING THE DRIVER WHODID THIS IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASEPICK UP THE PHONE AND CALLCRIMESTOPPERS AT 601-355-TIPS.