January 30, 2020
The
Richmond Police Department’s Special Operations Division-Traffic Crash Team has made an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run that
happened earlier this month in the city’s Northside.
Lawrence
C. Smith, 65, of Chattooga, TN was
arrested last night and has been charged with the following:
· Felony hit and run
· Expired Registration
· Failure to yield right of way
At approximately 10 p.m. on Friday, January
17, officers responded to
the 2300 block of Chamberlayne Avenue for the report of a crash. Lawrence
Smith’s vehicle collided with another vehicle, which then hit several
parked cars and a pedestrian. Smith fled the scene of the crash.
The pedestrian – identified as Grayland
A. Brooks, 62, of the 1400 block of N 30th Street – was taken to a local
hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Anyone
with information about this incident is asked to call Hit and Run
Investigator J. Deboard at (804) 646-1709.
Lawrence C. Smith
