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Deadly Hit & Run Suspect In Court

Posted at 4:16 PM, Oct 18, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-18 16:50:03-04

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– A man charged in a deadly hit-and-run pleaded not guilty in court Thursday.

The crash happened last Friday morning on Leestown Road at Greendale Road. Police said someone found 21-year-old Nina Okawachi in the intersection.

She later died at the hospital.

27-year-old Elliott Moton turned himself into police. He faces a charge of leaving the scene of an accident.

He is scheduled to be back in court November 7 for a preliminary hearing.