Tyrone Kennedy

Name of Accused:
Kennedy, Tyrone Darnell

Date of Arrest:
07/26/2024


Charges For Arrest:
Driving While Unlicensed/Expired License
Following Too Closely
Hit And Run
Officer’s Narrative:
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On Friday July 26, 2024
, I, Officer Johnson was dispatched to the area of Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway and Taco Bell (approximately 100 feet east of Hiram Acworth Highway on west bound side) in reference to a hit and run call.
Upon arrival I spoke with the victim of the accident ([VICTIM ] [REDACTED BY AGENCY]) who stated he was driving west bound on Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway in the left straight lane in front of Taco Bell when the vehicles in front of him stopped suddenly causing him to brake quickly. After his vehicle stopped a black 4 door passenger car struck him in the rear bumper. At that point they both pulled over into the median and got out of their vehicles to asses the damages. The driver of the 4 door passenger car, later Identified as Tyrone Kennedy, asked [VICTIM ] if they could work it out them selves at which point [VICTIM ] advised he was calling the police for a report. At that time Tyrone jumped into his vehicle and took off down Hiram Douglasville Highway south bound. [VICTIM ] described the driver as a black male wearing a hat with grey and black facial hair at approximately 5 foot 8 inches tall and looked to be in his 40’s. [VICTIM ] also stated the male was not fat but not skinny. [VICTIM ] also stated there was a black female sitting in the front passenger seat of the 4 door passenger vehicle.
Public Safety Ambassador, Knight was on scene and advised a concerned citizen stopped him and advised they did not want to be involved but observed the accident and obtained the license plate number on the fleeing car. The License plate number was [REDACTED]. At that point I ran the License plate number and it returned to a [REDACTED] [REDACTED BY AGENCY] with an address of [REDACTED BY AGENCY] Prospect Path, Hiram, GA 30141. The vehicle registered to the license plate was a 2015 black Volkswagen Jetta. I gave [VICTIM ] his case number and accident report information and advised him any information we find will be on the report.
[End of Narrative]