Betty Jean MundyA North Georgia woman was arrested early Saturday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run Friday afternoon on St. Elmo Avenue.
Betty Jean Mundy, 53, of Trenton, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving a death. A police report said she was found behind the wheel of a white SUV involved in two crashes.
Witnesses told Chattanooga police that a northbound white SUV hit a scooter in the 4400 block of St. Elmo Avenue at 4:29 p.m. Friday. The witnesses said the SUV never stopped.
The driver of the moped, 56-year-old David Bruce, died at the scene.
Five minutes later, police received a report of another accident involving a white SUV at 3812 Tennessee Ave. The white 2010 Nissan Murano had crashed into another car and smashed into a telephone pole, according to the report.