A Kentucky teacher is in jail after being accused of killing a man while driving under the influence of alcohol on her way to school earlier this month.
Jamie Caldwell has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident, according to a Lexington Police Department release.
On Thursday, May 1, the 29-year-old teacher appeared in court for the first time and pleaded not guilty to the charges. She was then released on bail.
Caldwell was placed under house arrest as part of her bail while police investigate the incident, according to the LPD.
According to the LPD, officers were dispatched to the scene of a hit-and-run shortly before 7 a.m. on April 16.
Officers arrived to find the victim with life-threatening injuries and transported him to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the release.
A Kentucky teacher is in jail after being accused of killing a man while driving under the influence of alcohol on her way to school earlier this month.
Jamie Caldwell has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident, according to a Lexington Police Department release.
On Thursday, May 1, the 29-year-old teacher appeared in court for the first time and pleaded not guilty to the charges. She was then released on bail.
Caldwell was placed under house arrest as part of her bail while police investigate the incident, according to the LPD.
According to the LPD, officers were dispatched to the scene of a hit-and-run shortly before 7 a.m. on April 16.
Officers arrived to find the victim with life-threatening injuries and transported him to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the release.