VALDOSTA, Ga. (WSAV) — An arrest was made in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a Valdosta woman on Nov. 7.

After receiving reports of a woman lying on the ground in the 300 block of Wisenbaker Lane, the Valdosta Police Department (VPD) found Prenesha Holmes, 22, unresponsive and with visible trauma to her body.

When EMS arrived at the scene, it was confirmed that the woman was deceased.

Investigators found that Holmes had been physically assaulted and struck by a pickup truck. After deputies located the suspect vehicle, officers and detectives contacted the owner, William Anderson Smith, 39.

According to investigators, a physical altercation occurred between Smith and Holmes that ended with the woman being outside the vehicle and Smith striking her with it.

Smith was arrested

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