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Anthony Whiteman’s mother pleads for information in deadly hit-and-run

By Echo Day on December 2, 2021

It’s been two months since she’s heard her son walk through the door. It’s been two months since he was hit by a driver in downtown Covington while biking home, breaking his brain stem on impact. The driver of the SUV that hit him drove off, leaving the high school sophomore for dead. “He never saw it coming,” Anthony Whiteman’s mother, Jennifer said. “They hit him from the … [Read more...] about Anthony Whiteman’s mother pleads for information in deadly hit-and-run

Hit-and-run victim’s family pleads for answers, shares more about late 15-year-old

By Echo Day on October 13, 2021

Two weeks later everyone’s still searching: Searching for answers, searching for clues, searching for the piece of the puzzle that will wrap the investigation up. It was dark and rainy on Thursday, Sept. 30. Anthony Whiteman, a 15-year-old sophomore from Covington High School, had biked up to Walmart with his best friend, Nikolas. At about 8 p.m. he called his mother and told … [Read more...] about Hit-and-run victim’s family pleads for answers, shares more about late 15-year-old

Covington police still searching for driver in hit-and-run that killed teen

By Echo Day on October 4, 2021

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Covington police are still looking for the driver of a hit-and-run accident Thursday night that killed a 15-year-old. Captain Jack Howell said first responders were dispatched to Hwy. 51 near Garland Avenue at 8:20 p.m. The caller said they'd seen what looked like sparks coming from an SUV driving northbound. When they arrived on scene they found a 15-year-old boy, whom the … [Read more...] about Covington police still searching for driver in hit-and-run that killed teen

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