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Dump truck driver who hit and killed woman in Brookhaven identified

Omar Ali (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office/WSB-TV)

BROOKHAVEN, GA — Brookhaven police have identified the driver in a deadly pedestrian incident that left a 20-year-old woman dead on Tuesday afternoon.

It occurred at the intersection of Clairmont Road and Dresden Drive. The woman struck and killed by a dump truck while she was walking in a crosswalk.

Brookhaven police released the name of the driver of the dump truck that hit her.

He’s identified as 54-year-old Omar Ali of Mableton.

Police say he left the scene after hitting the woman, but then returned about 20 minutes later.

He’s facing several charges including vehicular homicide and felony hit and run.

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