The parents of a 7-year-old girl killed by a hit-and-run driver on Sept. 4 in a hotel parking lot near Southside Commerical Parkway and Tara Boulevard in Clayton County have been arrested.
According to Clayton County Police Department, they have arrested 33-year-old Christal Williams and 36-year-old Jordan Wint.
Police say that after they arrived upon the scene, they learned the girl was alone at the time she was struck and immediately began knocking on the doors of two hotels in the area.
Officers finally located a room where the door was left open and they observed two 9-year-olds asleep inside the room.
Officers spoke to the children and learned their parents left them along with their sister, Keymoriona Williams.
The investigation revealed that the parents left the children to deliver food. They left a cell phone in case the children needed to contact them.
The investigation also revealed that Williams and Wint had both used drugs recently.
Parents of 7-year-old girl killed by hit-and-run driver in Clayton County arrested
The parents of a 7-year-old girl killed by a hit-and-run driver on Sept. 4 in a hotel parking lot near Southside Commerical Parkway and Tara Boulevard in Clayton County have been arrested.
The driver of the car has not been found.
