The pedestrian critically injured on July 8 by a hit and run driver at the intersection of South 5th Street/Spring Street and Main Street has died.
The preliminary investigation indicates that at 3:30 p.m., the driver of a black Hyundai Elantra was traveling northbound on South 5th Street, crossing over Main Street onto Spring Street, when the car struck Julie Savoy, 53, who was soliciting on the concrete median. The driver did not stop and fled the scene. Savoy was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she died.
After the collision, the owner of the Hyundai Elantra reported that the vehicle had been stolen. The car was recovered in Madison. The investigation continues into identifying the driver.
Anyone with information about this fatal hit and run crash is asked to call Nashville Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.