Bicyclist critically injured in hit-and-run in Auburn; 40-year-old woman charged

Bicyclist critically injured in hit-and-run in Auburn; 40-year-old woman charged

An Alexander City woman is under arrest after a weekend hit-and-run crash that left another woman critically injured.

Auburn police on Monday said Thomasina LaShun Smith, 40, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury.

The wreck happened Saturday in the are of North College Street and Farmville Road.

Police were dispatched to a report of a woman unresponsive on the side of the road. They determined the victim had been struck while riding her bicycle on North College Street.

Authorities said the victim remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

Evidence collected at the scene, along with witness statements, led to Smith being identified as the driver of the vehicle that struck the victim and left the scene, witnesses said.

Smith was taken into custody Sunday and booked into the Lee County Jail on $10,000 bond.

Police officials said it’s important for motorists to be vigilant when approaching cyclists. Alabama law requires a minimum of 3 feet of clearance between a motorist’s vehicle and the bicycle the motorist is passing.

Anyone with information on Saturday’s crash is asked to call the police department’s tip line at 334-246-1391.