BEAUMONT, Texas — A 21-year-old woman has been indicted for multiple counts of accident involved injury or death and intoxication assault.
Kenlie Davis, 21, of Beaumont, was arrested after police say the car she was driving struck two adults and a child in a west end Beaumont neighborhood on July 29, 2020.
When officers arrived on the scene on Oak Trace Drive, they found the three victims in the street and an unoccupied vehicle in the grass nearby, according to the release.
(Editor's note: The video above is from a July 29, 2020 newscast)
A witness told officers that the driver ran east, away from the scene. Officers later found Davis in the backyard of a nearby home, according to the release.
Beaumont paramedics took the man, woman and a child to the hospital. The child was later taken by medical helicopter to a Houston hospital for treatment.
Davis was taken to a Beaumont hospital to be medically cleared and then taken to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility.
Davis has been indicted on three counts of accident involved injury or death and three counts of intoxication assault.
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Beaumont Police Department full news release from 7/29/2020...
On Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 6:48 p.m., Beaumont Police responded to Oak Trace in reference to an auto pedestrian hit and run.
When Officers arrived, they located three victims in the roadway suffering from multiple injuries. The suspect vehicle was found, unoccupied in the grass nearby.
A witness stated that the suspect was last seen running eastbound from the scene.
Beaumont EMS transported all three victims to a local hospital.
A perimeter was established and BPD K-9 responded to the scene. A short time later, the suspect was found the the backyard of a nearby residence.
The suspect was identified as Kenlie Davis, a 21 year old Beaumont resident.
She was transported to a local hospital to be medically cleared prior to being transported to the Jefferson County Jail.
Davis was charged with 3 counts of intoxication assault and 3 counts of failure to stop and render aid.
