Updated: 4:50 PM EDT Jun 3, 2021 An arrest has been made in the deadly hit-and-run that killed a woman and her dog Saturday along Augusta Street in Greenville. Brittany Langley Lawson, 38, was running with her dog about 7:15 a.m. near the Westminster Church when a vehicle crossed the oncoming lanes and hit her and the dog, Senior Deputy Coroner Kent Dill said.The SUV involved was left at the scene but everyone inside it ran away, Dill said. On Tuesday, Greenville officials said the vehicle involved was stolen and a suspect in the theft was in custody. On Thursday, police said Veronica Dawn Tharp, 38, had stolen the vehicle shortly before the collision and charged her with possession of a stolen vehicle late Saturday. Based on evidence from the scene, statements from witnesses and CCTV footage, investigators determined that Tharp was driving a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer when she crossed two lanes of oncoming traffic, mounted a sidewalk and struck the victim, who was walking
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A Greenville woman has been charged in the death of a woman who was jogging on Augusta Street early Saturday morning.
Veronica Dawn Tharp, 38, is charged with reckless homicide, hit and run with death and driving under suspension, according to warrants. She had been in custody since Saturday when she was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.
Brittany Langley Lawson, 38, was walking with her dog, Chloe, on Augusta Street around 7:15 a.m. when a dark colored SUV ran off the roadway and crossed onto the sidewalk. The SUV struck Lawson and her dog.
Police received a 911 call at 7:19 a.m. about a collision in the area of Augusta Street and Oakcrest Court. When officers arrived, they found Lawson and a damaged 2002 Mercury Mountaineer. Police found a woman several blocks away who they believed to be involved in the collision, according to a news release.
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Greenville police said the vehicle that hit and killed a woman and her dog on Augusta Street on Saturday was stolen and that they have a person in custody in the stolen vehicle case.
Brittany Langley Lawson, 38, was running with her dog along Augusta Street near Augusta Place at about 7:15 a.m. when they were struck by a dark colored SUV that ran off the roadway and crossed onto the sidewalk. Lawson died at the scene, according to the Greenville County Coroner s Office.
Greenville Police Department is waiting for forensics and search warrants to determine if the person was the driver of the vehicle, said Beth Brotherton, Greenville city spokeswoman.