An Athens man previously charged with leaving the scene of an automobile accident is now being charged with manslaughter, police said.
According to police, 60-year-old Stanley James Colwell struck 24-year-old pedestrian Christopher Lee Combs at around 6:17 p.m. on June 27 in Limestone County. Combs was critically injured.
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Traffic Homicide Investigations Unit troopers arrested Colwell at approximately 9:18 that evening.
Colwell was charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident.
On June 30, Combs passed away at Vanderbilt Hospital, and police charged Colwell with manslaughter.
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Police said that no further information is available, and ALEA troopers continue to investigate the incident.
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