Investigators say that Cassandra Head was hit by a dark-colored SUV while using a crosswalk at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Bakers Ferry Road on Tuesday morning. The driver of the SUV did not stop, and police say the vehicle may have been seen heading in the direction of Fairburn Road.
Police said that they have identified a suspect, but no arrests have been made.
Head was a postal worker, a mother of five and grandmother of 16, according to her family.
"I'm just hurt. It's just so unexpected so unexpected. I can't imagine this and it's still…hard to grasp," said Curtis Head, Cassandra's younger brother.
Luretha Slaton is the manager at the post office where Cassandra worked for 14 years.
"She was the carrier that everyone loved. She loved her job. She loved coming to work," Slaton said.
Curtis Head also works for the US Post Office. He admits that he was influenced by his hard-working sister. The family says Cassandra had been catching the bus since her car broke down last Wednesday.
"You had to be heartless. You had to have no compassion. That is an uncompassionate person to hit something -- I don't care what it is dog or cat," Curtis Head said.
Head's family is encouraged that the police have identified a suspect but they say they won't have peace until an arrest is made.
Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact authorities.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:52 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:52:16 GMT
Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy. Belmar officials will reopen their 1.3-mile boardwalk that was destroyed by the October storm.
Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy. Belmar officials will reopen their 1.3-mile boardwalk that was destroyed by the October storm.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:23 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:23:21 GMT
Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded after raunchy tweets said in a YouTube video announcement that he's in the New York City mayoral race.
Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded after raunchy tweets said in a YouTube video announcement that he's in the New York City mayoral race. A poll released Wednesday placed Weiner in second place behind City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in a Democratic primary.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:10 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:10:21 GMT
Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:42 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:42:24 GMT
The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:09 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:09:33 GMT
The NYPD arrested a suspect in the latest anti-gay attack in the city, said police.
The NYPD arrested a suspect in the latest anti-gay attack in the city, said police. The incident Monday night involved two men, who police say, had met at the Bowery Mission and went out drinking together in the East Village. Roman Gornell, 39, was arrested on Wednesday.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:51 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:51:10 GMT
Just a few days after Mark Carson, 32, was killed for being gay, and only a few hours after a massive rally in the west village calling for an end to the anti-gay violence, it happened again.
Just a few days after Mark Carson, 32, was killed for being gay, and only a few hours after a massive rally in the west village calling for an end to the anti-gay violence, it happened again.
