Fatal Hit and Run Suspect Arrested

Suspect Jessica Barrera

On May 7, 2017 at approximately 9:30pm,  the pictured suspect, later identified as Jessica Barrera, was driving a silver-colored Dodge Durango SUV westbound on Brown Road when she struck and killed a pedestrian. The suspect did not stop after the collision and was located by officers in the 4400 block of East Brown Road. Damage seen on the vehicle was consistent with the collision and vehicle parts found at the scene matched the damaged areas on the vehicle. A witness to the collision said the suspect made no attempt to stop. The suspect made comments to officers that she was aware she had collided with something. She has been charged with Failure to Stop at the Scene of a Fatal Collision, a class 2 felony.