Andre Myers, 54, is pleading not guilty after being arrested in connection with the Arlington hit-and-run that killed Genesis Webber, 13.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The man accused of hitting a Jacksonville 13-year-old with his car and leaving her to die could be heading to trial.

Andre Myers, 54, entered a not guilty plea Thursday to the first-degree felony of leaving the scene of a crash involving death. The charge stems from a Sept. 30 hit-and-run killing on Arlington Road North.

Genesis Webber’s mother told First Coast News that her daughter had been walking home on her usual route after getting off her after school activity bus.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle jumped the curb and struck Genesis before smashing through a fence, leaving her in a culvert. Genesis was found by a pedestrian in the area around 9 p.m. that night, according to JSO. Evidence suggests the initial crash happened just before 7:30 p.m.

JSO’s police report said that a piece of mail found at the crash site, plus scattered Dodge Ram vehicle parts, led them to Myers and his damaged truck. He reportedly told JSO he had blacked out after drinking and did not remember anything from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. that night. He was arrested on Oct. 2.

JSO said Myers was also placed at the scene by a ping of his ankle monitor; He was out on bond for a crime back in June. An arrest report from June 1 shows Myers was charged with aggravated assault for chasing and trying to run over a man with his car at a car wash on Lem Turner Road. 

Myers is due back in Duval County court for his first pre-trial hearing on Nov. 13.