ST. LOUIS, MO – One person died in a fatal hit-and-run collision in southwest St. Louis Wednesday night, according to FOX 2 Now.
Gavin Kolley, 37, was allegedly driving east on Meramec Bottom Road when he hit another vehicle and fled. Kolley continued on Meramec Bottom Road as it turned into Baumgartner Road.
Koley strayed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a vehicle driven by Christine Decker, 57, around 7 p.m. on the 3200 block of Baumgartner Road.
First responders pronounced Decker dead at the scene.
Paramedics noticed Koley was slurring and his speech and his breath smelled like alcohol. Officers obtained a warrant to get a blood sample from Koley.
Kolley reportedly told officers he was racing and was taking medicine for alcohol withdrawal.
Authorities charged Kolley with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. He is in jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond.
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