Arizona woman accused of hitting, killing man she met on dating app

The Brief

  • Mikela Bahe, 30, is accused of hitting 52-year-old Norris Taft with his SUV on May 3 near 16th Street and Maryland Avenue. Taft died at the hospital after the collision.
  • Police say Taft met Bahe on a dating app, and at some point during their date, the two got into an argument.
  • Bahe allegedly fled to Flagstaff after the collision, where she was arrested days later.

PHOENIX An Arizona woman accused of killing a man she met on a dating app has been arrested.

The backstory:

Phoenix Police say officers on May 3 responded to a collision involving a pedestrian at an apartment complex near 16th Street and Maryland Avenue just after 4 p.m. Once at the scene, officers found 52-year-old Norris Taft with critical injuries. Taft was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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