A Mitchell woman who hit her boyfriend with her car and left the scene changed her plea to guilty yesterday to one count of hit-and-run injury accident. Other charges were dropped against 32-year old Brittany Price. The March incident left 25-year old Michael Martinez with life-threatening injuries.
Price hit Martinez on West Havens Avenue near Dick’s Body Shop after the two went to a residence west of Mitchell to purchase marijuana. After a disagreement with Martinez, Price entered the residence alone, and when she came back out to the car, Martinez was gone. She began searching for him and hit him. Authorities say she was distracted by her phone. Martinez was found lying in the ditch several hours later. When authorities arrived at his residence, a 2007 Dodge Charger with a cracked windshield and other visible damage was found. Price was then arrested.
A pre-sentence report was ordered as was a victim’s impact statement. Sentencing was set for September 14th.