MADISON, Tenn. (WTVF) — A 50-year-old woman is dead Wednesday morning after a hit-and-run crash while walking her dog in the 200 block of Rio Vista Drive.
Early investigations show that the woman may have been visually impaired. The woman was walking with her dog around 6:30 a.m. on the east side of Rio Vista Drive over a bridge when she was hit.
A passerby found the woman in the roadway. The woman was transported to Skyline Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead. Officials say that the woman lived in an apartment complex near the scene.
Police located the woman's uninjured dog sitting at the front door of the apartment. They believe the pup walked home on its own after the crash. He was taken to Metro Animal Care and Control and appears to be OK.
Metro Nashville Police Department officials said they are searching for the suspect who was potentially driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck. Officers at the scene found chrome grill parts belonging to a 2009 to 2014 F-150 in the roadway near the scene.
No witnesses have come forward after the incident. Police are working to notify the woman's family, so her identity is not being released yet.
Anyone with information about the crash or a Ford F-150 pickup truck with significant grill damage is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.
