The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Chattanooga District has located the alleged driver of a fatal hit-and-run accident it responded to Monday on U.S. Highway 41 in Manchester. The driver has been identified as Shelton G. Martin II, of Smithville.
The hit and run vehicle left behind a mirror at the scene. THP’s Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) identified the mirror belonging to a 1999-2003 Mitsubishi Galant, champagne in color.
On Tuesday, THP received information from an unknown source advising that the suspect in question was located at 140 Alva Jones Road in Warren County. The source stated the vehicle involved in the Coffee County fatal incident was also at this location. Troopers from the THP Cookeville District were notified of the tip and dispatched to the residence.
Martin was located and taken into custody at approximately 7 p.m. and transported to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office.
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