Woman Airlifted After Hit & Run

Courtesy of the Vidalia Police Department

A Vidalia woman was airlifted to the Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah after sustaining serious injuries in a hit-and-run incident on Tuesday, October 31.

At 9:27 p.m. on Halloween night, the Vidalia Police Department was dispatched to the 2100 block of Teston Lane in reference to a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Nina Smith, 53, who was immediately transported by ambulance to the Air Evac Lifeteam 91 – Vidalia Headquarters before being flown out to receive further medical treatment.

The crash scene was turned over to the Georgia State Patrol Post 18 – Reidsville, which is still currently investigating the incident. If you have any information regarding this wreck, please contact the Post at (912) 557-7778, Sergeant Kelsey Coursey at (912) 537-3124, or Crimestoppers at (912) 386-4480.