Family searches for answers after arrest made in fatal hit-and-run

JACKSON, Tenn. — A heartbroken family is still searching for closure after a tragic hit-and-run claims the life of their loved one.

Kim Harris

Police have tracked down a suspect in the case, but Kim Harris’ family is hoping to find more answers.

“It’s painful every day. It’s painful,” Anna Huddleston said.

Those heartbreaking words come from a mother who is mourning the loss of her daughter.

“I still can’t grasp around my mind how can a human being do this,” Huddleston said.

It’s been a week since a driver hit 39-year-old Kim Harris and then kept going.

But her mother says living without her isn’t getting easier.

“If you would have stopped, you don’t know how much that would have meant to me,” Huddleston said.

Police say Kim was walking near the intersection of Ridgecrest Road and Parkstone Place in Jackson when it happened .

Her brother Damon Huddleston says the wreck left his three nephews without a mother.

“It hurt. It hurt bad,” he said. “But I have to keep strong for them.”

Police tracked down Barry Jones Jr. as a suspect in the case. He is charged with leaving a scene of an accident with death.

Jones’ attorney entered a not guilty plea Monday.

An arrest warrant says Jones told investigators he hit a deer on Watson Road.

“It’s not getting any easier, but God is seeing us through,” Huddleston said.

The family says they have made arrangements for Kim’s funeral. They are asking for help with the burial services. If you would like to donate, visit their GoFundMe page.

Jones is currently free on a $50,000 bond. He is due back in court Oct. 11.