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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.
The body of a motorcyclist found days after a crash has been identified, according to Coroner Parks Evans, with the Greenville County Coroner's Office. The crash happened at about 1 p.m. May 23 on Garrison Road near Woodville Road, according to Trooper Joe Hovis, with the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Sign up for our Newsletters The crash scene was found three days later, but Hovis did not release who found the scene or the circumstances.