UPDATE: Arrest made in hit-and-run death of Brunswick teen
A $7,500 reward is being offered to anyone with information in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Brunswick 18-year-old.
Tashara Culbreath was found dead on U.S. 17 just south of Palmera Lane early in the morning on Sept. 16.
Initially, police offered a $2,500 reward is for information that leads to an arrest of the person responsible for Culbreath's death, the Glynn County Police Department said.
According to family, she was walking to a friend's house when she was hit. Police say the driver took off.
The owners of the McDonald's where Culbreath worked pledged $5,000 as well, bringing the total of the reward being offered to $7,500.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Georgia State Patrol Post #23 at 912-262-2380, the Glynn County Silent Witness line at 912-264-1333 or Investigator David Moore at 912-279-2905.
A vigil will be held for Culbreath at her mother's home on Evergreen Street in Brunswick on Friday at 8 p.m.