Driver in fatal hit-and-run was 40 mph over limit, had alcohol, court files say - Washington Post
The Temple Hills man who is accused of striking and killing a 32-year-old woman on the Suitland Parkway on Tuesday had an open container of alcohol in the vehicle and was driving nearly 40 mph above the speed limit, according to D. C. Superior... Pardlow-Early was on the side of the road working on a flat tire when she was struck, and Paris is charged with second-. driver charged with killing woman had previous driving arrests ]. The court records reveal additional harrowing details about the incident late Tuesday night. The documents also say that Paris allegedly struck a second vehicle before coming to a rest after striking a light pole. The records show that the incident began after Pardlow-Early and a friend placed three lit road flares behind the 1998 Ford conversion van, which had blown its rear left tire. police officer noticed Paris’s Ford Ranger speed onto Suitland Parkway, the files say, and swerve into the left lane then continue eastbound. Seconds later, the officer saw the Ford strike the side of the disabled vehicle that was on the shoulder of the Parkway where Pardlow-Early was standing, according to the files. The officer followed the vehicle until it allegedly struck the second vehicle. Source: www.washingtonpost.com
