LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/12/19/suspect-named-fatal-hit-and-run-cullman-county
LATEST UPDATE: Victim identified: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/12/18/victim-fatal-hit-and-run-cullman-county-identified-suspect-custody
Updated 12-18-18 8:22 p.m.
CPD Lt. Jeff Warnke said the suspect has been taken into custody and has been charged with DUI. He is at the Cullman County Detention Center. Neither the suspect nor the victim has been identified.
Cullman Police say they have located the white box truck believed to have left the scene of the fatal hit and run wreck.
CPD Traffic Homicide Investigator Jonathan England said a white box truck with damage was located at Exit 291 on I-65 by the Cullman County Sheriff's Office. He said the person inside was intoxicated.
CULLMAN – One person is dead following a hit and run on Alabama Highway 157 at Interstate 65 Tuesday night. Cullman Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating the vehicle involved.
Lt. Jeff Warnke said a motorcyclist traveling southbound on Hwy. 157 was struck and killed by a white box truck that was turning left onto I-65 South. He said the truck did not stop, but continued onto the interstate.
The truck is a white box truck with no markings.
The incident happened at approximately 5 p.m.
"This is a felony hit and run," said Warnke. "Anyone who saw anything or knows anything should contact the Cullman Police Department as soon as possible. We have law enforcement south of here looking to see if we can find it.
The CPD's number is 256-734-1434.
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