LOS ANGELES, CA – On Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) arrested a woman who was accused of killing a man in a hit-and-run-accident in early May.
Police located and arrested Maria Perez, 59, at 2:00 a.m. on May 17. According to Fox 11, an officer recognized Perez’s 2005 Scion xB on the road near the intersection of Gladys Avenue and 6th Street.
The Scion matched the description of a vehicle that hit and killed 51-year-old Byern Smith. Officers reported that Perez hit Smith while he was walking on 7th Street at approximately 1:50 a.m. on May 7th. After the accident, Perez got out of her car and ran away from the scene without providing aid.
Officials took Perez into custody on Sunday and she is facing a felony hit-and-run charge and a second unspecified felony charge. Perez also had three outstanding misdemeanor warrants at the time of her arrest. Perez is currently in jail on $100,000 bail.
A tweet from the LAPD Central Traffic Division stated that Perez will go to court on Monday, May 18 for her two felony warrants.
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