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Family pleads for justice after woman killed in hit-and-run in Russell

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Destinee Marshall, with her mother beside her, remembers the moment a night of partying took a tragic turn. On Saturday, just before midnight, 26-year-old Desiree’ Marshall was struck by a driver near the intersection of 16th and Jefferson who kept driving, according to her family. “All I remember is a white car,” Destinee Marshall said. “The windows were tinted black. You couldn’t see through the car at all. And it all happened so fast.” Officers performed life-saving measures on her until EMS arrived and took her to UofL Hospital. She later died in the hospital, leaving her family heartbroken. “Pretty stressful. Everyone is still in shock. It seems unreal,” Destinee Marshall said. The family describes Desiree’ as the life of the party who was always laughing, dancing and had a lively personality. Now they’re hoping for justice and for anyone with information to come forward. “They could have gone around the fireworks or her. “To just hit her and keep driving doesn’t make sense. Knowing the kind of person she is, she didn’t deserve this,” Destinee Marshall said. The LMPD’s traffic unit is leading the investigation and is asking anyone with information about the vehicle that killed the woman to contact them. Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or use LMPD’s online Crime Tip Portal.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Destinee Marshall, with her mother next to her, remembers the moment when a night of celebration took a tragic turn. On Saturday, shortly before midnight, 26-year-old Desiree Marshall was hit by a driver near intersection 16, according to her family.th and Jefferson, who continued.

“All I remember is a white car,” said Destinee Marshall. “The windows were tinted black. You couldn’t see through the car at all. And it all happened so fast.”

Officers performed life-saving measures on her until EMS arrived and was able to transport her to UofL Hospital. She later died in the hospital, leaving behind a heartbroken family.

“It’s pretty stressful. Everyone is still in shock. It seems unreal,” said Destinee Marshall.

The family describes Desiree as the life of the party who was always laughing, dancing and had a lively personality. Now they are hoping for justice and for anyone with information to come forward.

“They could have walked around the fireworks or her. To just hit her and move on, that doesn’t make sense. Knowing the kind of person she is, she doesn’t deserve that,” said Destinee Marshall.

The LMPD’s traffic unit is leading the investigation and is asking anyone with information about the vehicle that killed the woman to contact them.

Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or use the online LMPD Crime Reporting Portal.

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