TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Tucson Police Department arrested a 20-year-old woman accused of killing a 79-year-old man in a hit-and-run wreck.
Officers claim Elaine Vernette Boone hit Anthony Ames at a parking lot on North Columbus Boulevard Friday, March 25.
Boone was booked into the Pima County Jail on a $501,500 bond.
She faces charges including aggravated assault with a dangerous instrument, aggravated assault with serious injuries and second-degree homicide.
She was also booked on two outstanding warrants.
Police say Boone intentionally hit Ames and another woman in the parking lot after an argument.
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