Aaliyah Graves, 24, of Chestertown, surrendered to Dover Police on Monday, Sept. 1, after a brief search, according to police. She now faces charges ranging from tampering with evidence to leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death.
The arrest follows a deadly crash in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 31, when officers responded to the 200 block of North DuPont Highway soon after 2:45 a.m. and discovered 62-year-old Barbara Benson suffering from catastrophic injuries on the roadway.
It was later discovered that she had been struck by a hit-and-run driver around 28 minutes earlier.
Investigators determined that a black 2001 Toyota Avalon was driving south in the right lane of North DuPont Highway when it collided with Benson around 2:20 a.m. The driver, eventually identified as Graves, failed to stop and fled the scene, according to authorities.
The automobile was recovered near Worton, Maryland, before she turned herself in.
Graves was charged with:
- Leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death;
- Theft of a motor vehicle;
- Tampering with physical evidence;
- Operation of a vehicle causing the death of another person;
- Driving without a valid license;
- Driving a vehicle at an unreasonable or imprudent speed.
Police reported that she was processed, arraigned, and committed to Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on $14,650 cash bail.
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