Man who had been drinking all night kills woman crossing the street, then speeds off without stopping before ramming into a car: Cops

A antheral successful Kentucky is accused of drunkenly crashing into a pistillate crossing the thoroughfare — and past continuing to thrust until helium collided with a vehicle.

Anthony Billingslea, 39, faces charges including vehicular homicide erstwhile nether the power of alcohol, first-degree wanton endangerment, tampering with carnal evidence, leaving the country of an mishap with a nonaccomplishment to render assistance oregon assistance, and operating a centrifugal conveyance nether the power of alcohol. According to tribunal records reviewed by Law&Crime, helium was booked into the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections connected Monday.

The unfortunate was identified successful tribunal documents reviewed by section Fox affiliate WDRB arsenic Carolyn Lindsey.

On Sunday astatine astir 4:30 a.m., Billingslea was allegedly driving successful the country of the 2700 artifact of 7th Street Road successful Louisville, Kentucky. A enactment was going connected nearby, and a antheral had called constabulary to kick astir radical appearing to person parked illegally.

According to the caller, officers were looking astatine the conveyance recognition numbers of the cars erstwhile Lindsey was crossing the thoroughfare with her friends. Suddenly, "a car came by going similar 70 oregon 80 miles per hr and deed her," the caller told the TV station.

The witnesser believed she whitethorn person been leaving the party. Emergency workers showed up and pronounced her dead.

After reportedly striking the woman, Billingslea kept driving astatine a "high complaint of speed," authorities said, alleging that helium past rear-ended a conveyance with 3 radical inside, though constabulary made nary notation of them being hurt. The suspect seemingly kept driving again.

Billingslea allegedly near the conveyance astatine an flat analyzable and ran away. Police showed up astatine the archetypal clang tract and investigated what happened.

A witnesser told officers they were with the suspect the erstwhile nighttime and saw him "actively consuming alcohol." This witnesser added that Billingslea was "highly intoxicated each passim the night," per WDRB.

Billingslea was arrested and arraigned connected Monday. He pleaded not blameworthy and was ordered held connected $500,000 bond.