Suspect arrested after fatal hit-and-run in Phenix City, police say
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- Woman arrested and charged with leaving accident scene and manslaughter after bicyclist killed in hit-and-run.
- 34-year-old Ian Albert Sherrod died November 10 on Sandfort Road in Phenix City, Alabama.
A woman has been arrested and charged following a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 34-year-old bicyclist in Phenix City.
The Phenix City Police Department identified the victim as Ian Albert Sherrod of Seale, Alabama.
According to police, officers responded Nov. 10, 2026, to Sandfort Road near 16th Avenue in reference to a reported hit-and-run fatality. Upon arrival, officers found Sherrod suffering from injuries sustained in what investigators described as an apparent hit-and-run traffic accident.
Sherrod was pronounced dead at the scene by the Russell County Coroner’s Office. During the investigation, police identified Laney Brianne Elliot as the suspect. Elliot was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with a fatality and manslaughter, according to the police department.
Police have not released additional details about the circumstances of the crash.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Investigator John Young at 334-448-2838 or Lt. Jose Silva at 334-448-2835.
The crash marked the second deadly vehicle-related incident in Phenix City within approximately 27 hours. On Monday evening, 44-year-old Bartlo Pascual-Bartlome of Phenix City was killed after being struck by a vehicle near South Seale Road and First Street South. An arrest has not been made in that case.
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