Missing 3-year-old boy found deceased after being hit by unknown vehicle, police say

Written by: E. George

Published October 23, 2024 @ 11:10 AM ET

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. – At approximately 4:00 AM on Monday, October 14, 2024, Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Riverside Drive hotel regarding a missing person as well as a vehicle crash just south of North Crest Boulevard. Upon surveying the scene, deputies discovered an unresponsive three-year-old boy nearby and determined he was the person reported missing.

Bibb County Deputy Coroner Richard Robinson arrived and sadly pronounced the young boy deceased. Authorities disclosed that the child had been struck by an unknown vehicle; his body will be transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, where an autopsy will be conducted.

Deputies notified the victim’s next of kin as they continue to investigate this active case.

Anyone with information related to this ongoing investigation is encouraged to call a fatality investigator at the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.