Virginia State Police say they believe the man found dead on U.S. 29 in Ruckersville earlier this week was a victim of a hit-and-run, and are asking for help from the public in their investigation.
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 3:51am Tuesday, January 20 of a body just north of the Sheetz at Matthew Mill Road, according to press release. The incident closed both northbound lanes of U.S. 29 Tuesday morning as state troopers investigated the death. After members of the public reached out with phone calls and tips, state police determined the victim, a white male, was hit by a vehicle as he walked southbound on northbound lanes. The vehicle fled after the incident, according to police. Police have yet to identify the deceased, and said that the remains will go to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Richmond for an autopsy.
State police are asking that anyone who may have any information on this incident or who may have seen a white male wearing a black sweatshirt and blue jeans walking along Route 29 near Ruckersville between 1am and 3:30am Tuesday to call 352-7128 or #77 on a cell phone.