Amy Lacy’s children thank supporters as they navigate loss after Atlanta hit

ATLANTA - The children of 62-year-old Amy Blanc Lacy are thanking friends, colleagues and strangers for rallying around them after their mother was killed in a hit-and-run crash in northwest Atlanta earlier this month.

Lacy, a respected crew member of "The Walking Dead," died in a hit-and-run crash on Mount Paran Road in northwest Atlanta earlier this month.

The backstory:

Lacy, a longtime script supervisor for "The Walking Dead," was critically injured Sept. 1 when investigators say a speeding driver slammed into her car on Mount Paran Road near Northside Parkway. She spent four days in a coma before dying on Sept. 5.

Authorities charged 31-year-old Buck Rollins with first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving, speeding and hit and run. Jail records show he was later release