By Joe Johnson
An Athens woman was killed Sunday when struck by an SUV being driven by her boyfriend while she waited at a bus stop.
Police said that Jeffery Scott Tate intentionally struck 45-year-old Shelby Cox and they arrested him for murder.
According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, officers responded at about 6:13 p.m. to the 2000 block of Atlanta Highway where Cox had been struck by a Toyota Highlander while she waited at a bus stop. The SUV then left the scene.
Responding officers and emergency personnel started life-saving efforts on Cox, who succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.
Tate, 58, was later located in Watkinsville, where he was arrested with the assistance of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.
He was charged with murder, felony hit and run, reckless driving, and failure to maintain lane of travel.
An investigation conducted on Monday, and police asked for anyone with information about the incident to contact Officer First Class Cameron at Caleb.Cameron@accgov.com or 762-400-7191 or Detective Manning at Blake.Manning@accgov.com or 762-400-7396.
58 years old?
Wow! Better living thru drugs.
Per/ACC clerk of court, Scott has a history of DUI and family violence. Go tell.