ATLANTA – Atlanta police are investigating after a crash claimed the life of a grandmother along Ponce de Leon Avenue Sunday night.

Investigators say the fatal crash happened in the 400 block of the road, near Mary Mac’s Tea Shop, shortly after 7:45 p.m.

Responding to the scene, officers found a woman, later identified as Gidget Allen, who had been struck by a vehicle.

A witness tells FOX 5 they saw medics trying to revive the victim, but she did not survive her injuries.

According to Atlanta police, the vehicle involved in the crash appears to have been a gold Jeep.

Authorities have not released the identity of the victim or any suspects.

“I’ve known her for 40 years. She’s like a little sister to me,” said friend Kelly Mutter.

Mutter says he was stunned to hear the news.

“I was shocked at first, I didn’t believe it. It ripped my heart out of my chest. She has four children, two boys and two girls. She was a grandmother. She loved her grandparents,” she said.

Atlanta police told FOX 5 the vehicle that hit Allen remained at the scene with a broken windshield.

Mutter and Allen’s daughters say people at the scene tell them Allen was being followed by a man.

“To me, the main focus is what that boy did to him to cause him to go into traffic,” Mutter exclaimed.

Allen’s daughter says they mentioned the possibility of her being followed by investigators Monday afternoon.

The driver will not be

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the Atlanta Police Department.