ST. GEORGE, UT – Three people were hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash on southbound I-15 after 2 a.m. Friday.
The single-vehicle collision occurred on the off-ramp along Bluff Street, St. George News reported. The driver was speeding, which meant she lost control of the car and crashed into a concrete barrier. There were two passengers in the car, a man and a girl.
The girl suffered a serious head injury, and the man sustained severe lacerations to the face and body and was found with the inability to move. Both were taken to a hospital, where their conditions remain unknown.
The driver of the red four-door passenger vehicle fled the scene on foot and was later found. Officials identified the driver as 33-year-old Vanessa Eilene Avila.
Avila had multiple leg injuries, several cuts, and a prominent and noticeable knot on her head. She was taken to a hospital and was given a sobriety test, and officials learned that she was impaired.
She was arrested and booked into custody and was deemed with eight charges, some of which included: leaving the scene of an accident where injuries took place, not wearing a seatbelt, driving on an expired license and an alcohol-restricted license, reckless endangerment and driving, and having a DUI with a passenger under the age of 16 in the car.
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