A Georgia man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a Dale County man.

On Monday, April 7, a passerby notified Midland City police that a person was off the shoulder of U.S. 231 near County Road 75.

Officers arrived and found a man dead near the drainage ditch off the northbound lanes of U.S. 231. The victim, identified as Troy L. Williams of Midland City, was pronounced dead on the scene by Dale County Coroner John Cawley.

Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum said a bicycle near Williams’ body had extensive damage to the rear wheel and rim.

During the investigation, sheriff’s investigators obtained digital evidence leading them to a residence in Cairo, Georgia.

With assistance from the Grady County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the suspect vehicle was located, Bynum said.

GBI crime scene technicians processed the vehicle and recovered additional evidence.

Investigators were able to identify the driver and identified him as Tony Atkins.

Thomasville police conducted a traffic stop on Atkins and took him into custody.

Bynum said Atkins is charged with vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to render aid. He is being held in the Grady County Jail in Georgia pending extradition to Alabama.

Dothan police and ALEA also assisted in the investigation.

“We hope this arrest provides Mr. Williams’ wife and family with some sense of closure,” the sheriff said. “Our thoughts are with them as they continue to process this difficult loss.”