Crime & Safety

Police Ask for Help in Finding Hit-And-Run Driver

Call the Traffic Specialist Unit at 404-294-2600 if you have any information about the driver of a car that struck and killed a man on Union Grove Road Monday.

DeKalb police are asking the public to help them find the driver of a car that struck and killed 59-year-old Dennis Greer on the 7500 block of Union Grove Road Monday night. 

Greer was walking east in the westbound lane of Union Grove Road just before 9 p.m. when he was hit. The driver left the scene right away and didn't help the victim, the police said in an emailed release. 

The victim was less than 300 yards from his home when found by someone passing by. The police haven't been able to find any witnesses to the accident. 

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Call the Traffic Specialist Unit of the DeKalb County Police at 404-294-2600 if you have any information about the case. 


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