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Sardinia woman killed in hit-skip in Brown County

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Posted at 3:40 PM, Jun 28, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-28 15:41:55-04

BROWN COUNTY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal hit-skip crash in Brown County that left one woman dead early Sunday morning.

According to OSHP, the Georgetown Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to reports of a woman lying in the median on State Route 32 near Schweighart Road in Brown County around 6:30 a.m. Troopers arrived on scene and discovered the woman had been struck and killed by a motor vehicle.

She was later identified as 45-year-old Alivia J. Shumate from Sardinia, Ohio.

OSHP concluded Shumate had been struck by an unknown vehicle. No witnesses have been identified at this time.

Contact the Georgetown Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol at 937-378-6191 if you have any information about the incident.