Earlier this month, a 37-year-old suspect named Justyn Kimberly Hudgins was arrested for a hit-and-run accident that took the life of 43-year-old Alexis Monroe. Justyn Hudgins faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and evidence tampering.
At the time of the accident, Alexis Monroe was walking along U.S. 301 at 2 a.m. She had been at a nearby residence and was walking into Tampa. The car struck her and she was instantly killed. Two other vehicles hit her because they did not see her and those motorists are the ones who stopped and called emergency services for her.
After the accident, a friend of Hudgins’ reported that she saw her friend’s vehicle out against a utility pole in her yard with a shattered windshield. Hudgins claimed that she had hit the utility pole, even though the utility pole was not damaged. Hudgins washed the car hours later. Luckily, when the friend heard about the hit-and-run hours later, she decided to call the police as it seemed too suspicious.
Police arrived at the scene and found heavy damages to the vehicle, as well as blood and hair on the windshield. Upon closer inspection, they found that bleach had been used to clean the front of the car. With a warrant, they were able to collect DNA. Hudgins did everything she could to cover up the accident.
When Hudgins made her latest court appearance, the judge set her bond at $35,000 and she has court again at the end of April.
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