Feb. 10, 2012 - Teenager arrested in January hit-and-run that hospitalized CU student

Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
Contact: Kim Kobel, Boulder Police, 303-441-3370

Teenager arrested in January hit-and-run that hospitalized CU student

 A 17-year-old female turned herself in yesterday, Thursday, Feb, 9, at the Boulder County Juvenile Detention Center after a warrant was issued for her arrest on charges stemming from a hit-and-run accident that injured a pedestrian in early January. Because the suspect is under 18, police are not identifying her. She is a resident of Boulder County.

The accident occurred on Jan. 4 at around 5:25 p.m. Twenty-three-year-old Mary Wakeman-Linn suffered serious bodily injury after she was hit by a car that did not stop as she was crossing in a pedestrian crosswalk on Baseline near Canyon Creek Drive. Wakeman-Linn is a student at the University of Colorado.

The teenage suspect faces a total of seven charges, two of them felonies. The charges include:

·         Vehicular Assault (felony)

·         Failed to Remain at the Scene After an Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury (felony)

·         Failed to Notify Police of an Accident

·         Drove Motor Vehicle When License Under Restraint (Denied)

·         Drove and Unsafe Motor Vehicle

·         Overtaking Vehicle When Stopped for Pedestrian in Marked Crosswalk

·         Failed to Yield Right-of-Way to Pedestrian in Crosswalk

The teenage suspect had been identified as a person of interest early in the case.  After further investigation, police were able to obtain enough evidence to obtain the arrest warrant. 

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