WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office say preliminary autopsy results reveal that a woman found dead along Old Mars Hill Highway was hit and killed by a vehicle.

Teresa Annette Davis, 45, was discovered deceased around 7 a.m., July 10, near 795 Old Mars Hill Highway by North Carolina State Highway Patrol deputies and troopers.

The NCSHP is now the lead agency investigating, the BCSO said.

Read our previous reporting here: Woman found dead on Old Mars Hill Highway identified