MACON, Ga. — UPDATE, 3:45 p.m.:
In a press release, The Bibb County Sheriff's Office said that the fatal hit and run happened around 6:39 a.m. Thursday morning.
They said that 49-year-old Shawn Smith was hit while crossing the street in the 1400 Block of Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Smith was hit by an unknown car, who fled the scene.
Two other cars that were traveling behind the first car that struck the man were also involved in the collision.
The drivers of those two cars remained at the scene.
Smith was transported to Atrium Navicent Health and was later pronounced dead.
This case is still under investigation, and 13WMAZ will provide any updates or additional information as it becomes available.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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