Lake Harding victim has been identified, more details of incident

A man left dead after being struck by a vehicle in the 600 block of Lee Road 367 in the Lake Harding area has been identified as Durward Webster Day of Valley, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said Monday.

“This apparently was the end result of a dispute involving a couple and Day,” Jones said.

Day and the other people involved in Sunday’s incident were neighbors, Jones said.

Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Lee Road 367 address at approximately 9:15 a.m.

“The resident’s yard where Day’s body was located was the residence on the individual driving the vehicle and his wife,” Jones said. Jones declined to release the names of the other parties involved in the incident due to the ongoing investigation.

The Lee County Coroner pronounced Day dead shortly after his arrival at 10:24 a.m.

Witnesses said that after the couple left their residence and drove out onto Lee Road 367, they encountered Day, who appeared to be waiting on them, Jones said.

“Mr. Day fired a shotgun at their vehicle at which point the couple backed into their yard in an attempt to get away from Mr. Day,” Jones said. “Mr. Day then followed them into their yard in his vehicle, exited his vehicle and fired a shotgun at the vehicle, at which point the driver of the other vehicle ran over Mr. Day.”

Deputies recovered a shotgun at the scene, as well as two handguns on Day’s person, Jones said.

“No charges or arrests have been made at this time,” Jones said.

He said the vehicle the couple occupied had damage that appeared to be consistent with a shotgun blast to its windshield and body.

Day’s body has been sent to Montgomery for an autopsy.