Sumter PD now considering death of missing woman as hit-and-run with a tractor trailer
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Sumter Police Department says their investigation has lead them to believe that the death of Rebecca Brown was a result of a hit-and-run involving a tractor trailer. Police say video footage shows a tractor trailer truck at about 9:20 p.m. on the night Brown missing. Investigators believe the truck is a white Freightliner Cascadia day-cab model semi-truck pulling a white box-style trailer. Investigators believe the vehicle will have damage to the right front headlight area. An example of the truck style is in the picture below.
Tractor trailer example (NOTE: Not actual suspect vehicle)
Courtesy: Sumter Police Department
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sumter Police Department at 803-436-2700.
Brown’s body was found Tuesday in a ditch off South Guignard Road, and the Sumter County Coroner’s Office determined her cause of death to be blunt force injuries sustained during a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident. Brown had been reported missing last week after she was last seen walking off from Sumter Stop around 9 p.m. on March 17.
