- Troilyn Rascon, 52, charged with hitting and killing Dennis Camyn, 70, last year, and driving off.
- Rascon faces multiple charges, including leaving the scene of an accident involving death.
- Police found Rascon's car shortly after the crash; she admitted to hitting something.
WEST VALLEY CITY — A Herriman woman has been charged after allegedly hitting and killing a 70-year-old man crossing the road last year and then driving away.
Troilyn Stacy Patricia Rascon, 52, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with failing to remain at the scene of an accident involving death, a third-degree felony; driving with a measurable controlled substance in her system, a class B misdemeanor; driving on a denied license and not having insurance, class C misdemeanors; and not having registration, an infraction.
On Nov. 17, about 8:20 p.m. at 3500 South and 1950 West, Dennis Camyn, 70, was attempting to cross the road when he was hit by a vehicle.
"Medical responded and pronounced Camyn deceased. Officers reviewed nearby security footage and observed Camyn crossing against a red light to head southbound on 1950 West. As Camyn nears the middle of the intersection, he is struck by a black Cadillac heading westbound. The impact caused Camyn's body to be thrown across the intersection and land in the middle of the road," according to charging documents.
Investigators say the vehicle that hit Camyn did not brake.
Police found the unoccupied car a short time later in a parking lot at 3555 W. 3500 South. Six minutes after responding to the crash, Rascon approached officers who were watching her car and "stated she parked her vehicle … and called her sister because she was scared and didn't know what to do," the charges state. She also "stated she knew she had hit something but was in shock, which is why she did not stop."
Rascon tested positive for having methadone and hydrocodone in her system and claimed "she takes gabapentin for her diabetes," according to the charges. But detectives later learned that Rascon "did not have a prescription for methadone."
Investigators say speed was not a factor in the crash, but Rascon did not have valid insurance, valid registration and was driving on a denied license at the time, the charges state.
