Arrest Made in Fatal Forest Drive Hit-and-Run, Police Say

Arrest made in fatal Forest Drive hit-and-run, police say

A Columbia man has been arrested and charged in a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian on Forest Drive last month.

Man arrested in connection with last month fatal hit-and-run

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Columbia Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian, say police. Officers say, 36-year-old Elijah Green is accused of driving along the 5400 block of Forest Drive and hitting a male victim shortly before 7 p.m. on March 20, 2026. Investigators determined that Green left the roadway, hit the curb and a stop sign, and then hit the victim with an SUV. When officers arrived to th…