A Fordyce woman has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run that killed an El Dorado woman in Hampton on New Year’s Day.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed in circuit court, Jocelyne Evans, 28, was charged earlier this month with negligent homicide, driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death.
According to a fatality report from the Arkansas State Police, Evans was reportedly driving a 2010 GMC Acadia south on U.S. 167 at 8:40 a.m. Jan. 1 when the vehicle went across the northbound traffic lane and left the road. It then traveled 130 feet south before hitting Melissa Womack, 40, of El Dorado, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The affidavit states that Evans crossed the center line of the road and struck Womack, causing her to “travel approximately 60 feet” and come to rest in the parking lot of Granny’s Grill in Hampton.
Womack had been walking along the roadside near the Hampton eatery.
Evans left the scene, but did return to the area shortly after the accident, according to the affidavit.
Authorities at the scene performed a Breathalyzer test on Evans, which showed that she was over the legal the limit for alcohol in her system.
Evans had her first court appearance on Jan. 2, and the information was filed in the circuit court of Calhoun County on Jan. 8. During that hearing, Evans requested an indigence determination, which was granted, and she will be assigned a court-appointed attorney.
Evans was given a bond of $200,000 and a curfew from the hours of 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. She must also consent to having items searched by law enforcement officers and must not possess alcohol, drugs or a firearm.