UPDATE: Deputies looking for ‘shade tree mechanic’ who was driving vehicle that struck and killed woman in March

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help identifying the driver of the vehicle that struck 46-year-old Tracie Yvonne Pitts in March.

UPDATE (11/21): The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help identifying the driver of the vehicle that struck 46-year-old Tracie Yvonne Pitts in March.

Deputies say the vehicle that struck Pitts originally left the scene before returning. The owner of the vehicle met with fatality investigators and said a man referred to as a “shade tree” mechanic who goes by the street name of “D” or “Debo” was test driving her vehicle when the crash happened. The owner said “D” or “Debo” returned the vehicle to the owner and said she needed to go to the scene on Rocky Creek Road.

Investigators say they’re still trying to identify the man, who they’ve been told lives in the Bloomfield area. All they know is his street name and that he is in his 30s.

He’s about 5’6″ and weighs about 160 pounds and is known to walk his pit bull dog daily in the Rocky Creek and Bloomfield area.

Call the sheriff’s office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you can help.

ORIGINAL STORY (3/15):

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says the victim, 46-year-old Tracie Pitts, was struck while crossing the street in the 2400 block of Rocky Creek Road just after 9:30.

Pitts was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is under investigation.

Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have information.