Columbus man is dead after a hit and run in Lowndes County

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus man is dead after an early morning hit and run in Lowndes County.

According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, around 1:30 Monday morning, 31-year-old Marquis Ramone Dixon was riding south on Highway 373 when the scooter he was riding was hit by another vehicle.

The other vehicle left the area.

Dixon died at the scene.

The Highway Patrol is still investigating this case.