ABINGDON, Md. — An Abingdon man was arrested after a serious hit-and-run in Harford County.
The victim - 21-year-old Amaya Marie Martise - was struck by a car while walking back from Walmart along Tollgate Road Sunday evening.
She wasn't found until the next morning, severely injured and lying in a ditch, said the Sheriff's Office.
Deputies arrested Lebogang-Ram Motshabi, 25, who was released on Feb. 12 on $5,000 bond.
Investigators believe Motshabi was driving at about 6 p.m. Feb. 9 when he struck the victim, pushing her off the road. The items she was carrying were found near the crash site.
A passerby found her at about 9 a.m. on South Tollgate Road at Aiken Terrace. She was flown by Medevac helicopter to a trauma center, said the Sheriff's Office.
Motshabi was charged with failing to return to the scene of an accident that involved injury, driving without a license, driving uninsured, and related crimes.
The victim remains hospitalized in serious condition.
The Sheriff's Office encourages anyone with more information to contact Corporal Shane Fraser of our Special Operations Division; Traffic Unit at 443-409-3511.
