Elderly Rossville woman killed in hit-and-run, suspect charged

photo Brandon Lee Dillard

ROSSVILLE, GA -- A 72 year-old woman was struck and killed by a teen driver Wednesday afternoon at a shopping center on West Gordon Avenue in Rossville.

Rossville Police Chief Sid Adams says Brandon Lee Dillard, 19, hit Rosa Lee Hixon, 72, outside a tobacco store just after 4:00 p.m.

Adams said that Dillard had been in an argument with his girlfriend when he apparently lost control of his vehicle, striking Hixon as she was trying to get into her car.

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