The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Chattanooga District has arrested the alleged driver in a fatal Monday hit-and-run accident on U.S. Highway 41 in Manchester. The driver has been identified as Shelton G. Martin II of Smithville. The suspect’s vehicle reportedly left a mirror behind at the scene, and the THP’s Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) identified the mirror as belonging to a 1999-2003 Mitsubishi Galant, champagne in color.
Local man arrested in fatal Coffee County hit and run