Woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run on State Road 933
A 25-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Tuesday morning on State Road 933 in St. Joseph County.
Police say Dyneisha Bonds is preliminarily charged with felony resisting law enforcement and leaving the scene of a fatal crash. She was booked into the St. Joseph County Jail and is awaiting formal charges from the prosecutor’s office.
The crash happened around 7 a.m. Oct. 20 in front of Birch Hill Suites. The pedestrian, identified as 65-year-old Duayne Jude, was taken to a hospital with severe injuries and later died. The vehicle involved had left the scene.
The St. Joseph County Fatal Crash Team is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call county police at 574-235-9569. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Michiana Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP or 800-342-STOP.
