20-year-old college student from Austin killed in hit-and-run in Georgia

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Ariana Zarse, a societal events manager of Pi Beta Phi astatine UGA, had precocious raised $20,000 for charity

ATHENS, Ga. – Police announced Monday that they person identified a operator they judge deed and killed a University of Georgia pupil and past fled the scene.

Ariana Zarse, 20, was walking successful downtown Athens with a person erstwhile a antheral driving a grey Honda Accord deed her soon aft 12 a.m. Saturday, constabulary said. She died from her injuries astatine a adjacent hospital. The person was not injured.

Police are trying to find 29-year-old Donterris Gresham of Athens, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. They've obtained warrants charging him with first-degree vehicular homicide, deed and tally involving death, nonaccomplishment to obey a postulation device, traveling excessively accelerated for conditions and driving portion unlicensed.

An serviceman heading to the country was flagged down by witnesses who reported a car that sounded similar it was scraping the ground, Barnett told the newspaper. The serviceman recovered the Honda abandoned.

Zarse, from Austin, Texas, was a inferior majoring successful marketing. She was manager of societal events for her sorority, Pi Beta Phi, according to the sorority's website. She had precocious participated successful a foundation boxing lawsuit successful which fraternities and sororities participated.

The lawsuit raised $20,000 for the American Red Cross and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, according to WXIA.

“She trained for 2 months. Fought that combat and won her fight. She said it was 1 of the top experiences she has ever had,” said Keith Keppner of Keppner Boxing & Fitness of Athens.

He called Zarse a “great young lady” who was progressive successful assemblage organizations.

Athens-Clarke County constabulary are asking anyone with accusation astir the clang to get successful interaction with them.

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