MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Police in Morgantown have made an arrest in connection with a fatal crash on December 28, 2019.
Police say a van crossed the center line on Dorsey Avenue near Marcus Drive and struck a car driven by Shelly Duffer, 57, of Morgantown on December 28,2019. The van driver fled the scene toward South Park where the vehicle caught fire on Ross Street and the driver escaped on foot.
Duffer died as a result of her injuries at Ruby Memorial Hospital on January 9, 2020.
Detectives were able to determine the driver of the car that fled the scene was Codie Leigh Richards, 27, of Morgantown. Wednesday, Richards was arrested by Morgantown police and deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department.
Richards has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, her bond has been set at $10,000.