Body found in ditch after hit-and-run

One person is dead after a possible hit-and-run in Bowie County.

A woman's body was found Wednesday in a ditch on Farm to Market Road 992 between New Boston and DeKalb, officials said.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the incident as a hit-and-run between a pedestrian and a vehicle, said Sgt. Sylvia Jennings, spokeswoman for DPS.

The victim's body has been sent for an autopsy. No identity was released Wednesday.

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