RUSSELL COUNTY — An investigation that began at about 5 a.m. Friday in Russell County is now being investigated as an apparent suicide.

Law enforcement authorities initially believed the incident to be fatal hit-and-run accident.

But at approximately 1 p.m. Friday, the KHP said it was investigating the incident as an apparent suicide.

“Info will not be posted on the KHP Crash Logs,” Trooper Tod Hileman reported via social media. “We are investigating this incident as an apparent suicide, therefore I will not be releasing names at this point. Thank you all for your understanding.”

Ref. the incident this morning on I-70 at milepost 200 EB.

Info will not be posted on the KHP Crash Logs as earlier stated. We are investigating this incident as an apparent suicide, therefore I will not be releasing names at this point.

Thank you all for your understanding.

— Trooper Tod (@TrooperTodKHP) January 11, 2019