HINDS COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Chasmine “Jessica Ivy” Leavy, of Jackson, Mississippi, has been identified as the pedestrian in a Tuesday fatal hit-and-run vehicle strike in Hinds County.

Leavy, 27, was kill in a hit-and-run vehicle collision in Jackson Tuesday.

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According to reports, Leavy was on-foot in the area of Londonderry Drive and East Northside Drive in Jackson, when she was struck by a vehicle that then fled the scene Tuesday around 4 a.m. Tuesday.

The suspect was driving either a white Chevy Malibu or an Impala, Jackson police Officer Sam Brown told news outlets.

Leavy was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

No other information has been released on how the fatal incident occurred.

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Geo quick facts: Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 245,285, making it the most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seats are Raymond and Jackson, the state capital – Wikipedia.