THOMASVILLE, N.C. — A woman tied to a deadly hit-and-run in Thomasville has turned herself in, according to the Thomasville Police Department.
On Sunday, May 12, police said they received a report about an unconscious woman lying in the roadway of Liberty Drive around 4:43 a.m.
Investigators said the woman had been walking south in the outside lane of travel before a driver hit the woman and continued driving without stopping. Police said 52-year-old Janice Batten, of Winston Salem, died at the scene as a result of her injuries from the crash.
Thomasville police said on Thursday, May 16, Misty Covington of Thomasville turned herself in and was charged with felonious hit-and-run, where she received a $25,000 secured bond and was placed in the Davidson County Jail.
Her court date is set for June 12 in Lexington.
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