One woman is dead after being hit by a car on Pittsburg Road in Williamson County.

At about 9:15 PM Thursday, Deputies from the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office say they received a call from a driver who said she believed she witnessed a pedestrian being stuck by a car, but wasn’t sure, so she kept driving.

When authorities responded to the scene, the found the father of the driver thought to be involved in the incident.

The father told deputies that his son had hit a deer and the injured animal may have ran off into a nearby field.

While searching the area, authorities found the body of a female.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

An autopsy has been scheduled.

The investigation is ongoing.