Brush Creek man killed in hit and run crash in DeKalb County

December 12, 2018

The following article was written by Dwayne Page and is provided to Smith County Insider courtesy of WJLE. To see the article as it originally appeared, click here.

The THP is looking for a Silver 2006-2010 Jeep Commander SUV similar to the one shown here involved in a fatal hit and run Sunday morning in Smithville. If you have information call the THP at 1-423-954-2130.

(WJLE)—The body of a 51 year old man was found on Highway 70 in front of DeKalb Middle School in the early-morning hours of Sunday, December 9, 2018, the victim of a fatal hit and run.

Dead is Gyula Gulyas of Brush Creek and originally from Hungary.

According to Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a motorist spotted the body lying in the highway around 2:40 a.m. and reported it to 911. It is not known exactly what time the hit and run occurred.

Trooper Johnson said Gulyas had been at Twisted Oaks on Highway 70 earlier and as he started to leave the parking lot his Kia Soul got stuck in a ditch. Gulyas later got a ride into town and was dropped off near the hospital. That was the last reported sighting of Gulyas alive.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol has not yet found the person or vehicle responsible for the hit and run but believe the automobile was a silver colored 2006 to 2010 model Jeep Commander SUV because of paint chips and pieces of a front grill found on the highway near the body.

If you have information that could help solve the crime, contact the Tennessee Highway Patrol at 1-423-954-2130.

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