Police identify vehicle in hit-and-run investigation

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Thomasville police searching for white sports vehicle in hit-and-run investigation

Updated: 5:51 PM EDT Apr 14, 2020

The Thomasville Police Department is looking for a white sport utility vehicle in connection to the death of Halie Marie Cook Sunday.Officers identified the vehicle in multiple surveillance cameras from area businesses. The vehicle will have damage to the front bumper, front passenger headlight area, front hood, and front right quarter panel area.Click the video player above for headlines from WXII 12 News.Police responded to the 10 block of Cloniger Drive at 9:48 p.m. in reference to a found body.Investigators discovered the incident was crash-related and revealed 21-year-old Cook had been hit and killed by a vehicle traveling in the westbound lane of Cloniger Drive around 9:40 p.m.Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. Tony Burgess at 336-475-4205.

THOMASVILLE, N.C. —

The Thomasville Police Department is looking for a white sport utility vehicle in connection to the death of Halie Marie Cook Sunday.

Officers identified the vehicle in multiple surveillance cameras from area businesses. The vehicle will have damage to the front bumper, front passenger headlight area, front hood, and front right quarter panel area.

Click the video player above for headlines from WXII 12 News.

Police responded to the 10 block of Cloniger Drive at 9:48 p.m. in reference to a found body.

Investigators discovered the incident was crash-related and revealed 21-year-old Cook had been hit and killed by a vehicle traveling in the westbound lane of Cloniger Drive around 9:40 p.m.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. Tony Burgess at 336-475-4205.