BLECKLEY COUNTY, Ga. — UPDATE, 6 p.m.:
According to the Georgia State Patrol, the victim has been identified as Chedeline St Louis.
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A pedestrian is dead after being hit on State Route 87 in Bleckley County, according to a release from the Georgia State Patrol.
A Kia Optima was traveling north on Broadhead Road at State Route 87 in the right lane. A pedestrian was standing in the roadway between the left and right northbound lanes.
The Optima hit the pedestrian with its left side.
The driver said she was traveling behind another car when the car made an abrupt right turn as if the driver was trying to avoid something.
The driver of the Optima said, at the same time, she struck the pedestrian.
A Chevrolet Silverado was traveling north in the left lane on State Route 87 when it hit the pedestrian who was lying in the northbound lane.
The driver stated he saw the pedestrian in the road and tried to avoid the body but was unable.
