Pedestrian struck, killed on Winterville Road

A pedestrian was killed late Thursday night while walking along Winterville Road on Athens’ Eastside.

From the Athens Clarke County Police: 

On September 27, 2018 at approximately 10:29 pm, officers responded to call of a pedestrian in the roadway on Winterville Road near Hancock Road. Upon investigation, it was found that the victim, Leona Englert, 38 years of age, was walking westbound in the westbound lane of Winterville Road when she was struck by a vehicle, a 1993 Honda Accord. The Accord driver stopped at the scene. EMS was called to the scene and police then called the Coroner, who pronounced the victim deceased. At this time, no charges are pending but the investigation continues.