FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A woman accused in a hit-and-run in Fort Lauderdale that left a bicyclist dead appeared in court.<\/p>\n
Don Janea Smith stood in front of Broward County Circuit Judge Corey B. Friedman, Friday morning. The 22-year-old is accused of fatally striking retired Broward teacher Shelley Lewis along the Southeast 17th Street Causeway Bridge, Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll right, Ms. Smith, good morning. You\u2019re charged with one count failing to stop or remaining and nursing, involving death and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence,\u201d said Friedman.<\/p>\n
According to Fort Lauderdale Police, Smith struck Lewis, who was in the bike lane, just before 7 a.m. <\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone was just struck by a vehicle,\u201d said a 911 caller. \u201cSomeone was bicycling in the bicycle lane, a vehicle hit the person, the person is lying down right now, seemingly unconscious.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lewis was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries.<\/p>\n
Her family told 7News that she was an avid bicyclist and rode to the beach every morning.<\/p>\n
High-resolution street surveillance cameras and license plate readers helped detectives track down Smith hours later and put her behind bars.<\/p>\n
\u201cA hundred thousand dollard on count one, $1,000 on count two. I am ordering no leaving Broward County, no driving until further notice,\u201d said Friedman. \u201cPrior to her release, she is to surrender her passport.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Smith does post bond, she\u2019ll have to give up her driver\u2019s license, passport and will be required to wear an ankle monitor.<\/p>\n
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