A Florida woman is facing charges after allegedly fleeing a deadly hit-and-run and taking the damaged vehicle to the dealership where she worked to get an estimate for repairs.
According to court records viewed by First for Autos, Keila Maldonado was taken into custody on one charge of tampering with or fabricating evidence as well as one charge of failure to remain at the scene of an accident.
Per a press release from the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit, officers responded to reports of a man lying in the road around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 17. Investigators later determined that Maldonado allegedly struck the man with her vehicle as he was riding on his scooter. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
According to a report from NBC6, Maldonado allegedly drove away from the accident and parked nearby, where she watched first responders arrive at the scene. After about an hour, she took the car to the North Miami dealership where she worked and asked a coworker to give her an estimate on repairs to the car…