Fitzgerald woman charged in pedestrian death

FITZGERALD, Ga. – According to our partners at the Tifton Grapevine, early Monday morning, the Ben Hill County Sheriff’s Office arrested 31-year-old Chantelle Bashton for Vehicular Homicide, DUI, and failure to maintain lane.

Authorities say Bashton struck and killed 55-year-old James Baughtman while driving in a Kia Sedona west on Benjamin H. Hill Drive.

Ben Hill County Sheriff Lee Cone said his department is assisting the Georgia State Patrol in investigating the incident.

Bashton is currently in the Ben Hill County Jail.

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