Fiat driver leaves ex-boyfriend to die in South Austin parking lot
Jenirose Marie Price faces a second-degree felony charge after running over her partner and fleeing the scene for 20 minutes.
By Kofi Costa ·
A 45-year-old woman in Travis County was charged with collision involving death after police said she struck her ex-boyfriend with a car in a South Austin parking lot on Oct. 12.
The incident occurred at the Noir Hookah lounge at 3820 South Congress Avenue. Officers responded to the location at 9:46 a.m. that day. They found the victim lying on the ground with tire marks on his clothing. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Video footage from the morning of the crash shows the victim walking in the lot with no visible injuries. Around 4:35 a.m., audio captured the man moaning in pain after he walked out of frame. A Fiat 500 entered the lot shortly before the audio clip ended. The vehicle parked between buildings near where the body was later found.
Court documents state the driver stepped out of the car, looked around, and returned to the vehicle. She left the area roughly 20 minutes after the impact. The 911 caller who discovered the body said the victim lived in a motor home in the back lot of the business. The body was found in front of a metal gate.
Prior police reports noted disputes between the victim and Jenirose Marie Price. Those reports also documented Price ramming the gate with her car on previous occasions. Detectives concluded Price intended to hit the gate again but struck the man instead. She did not call 911 and left the victim dying for about 10 minutes.
Officers located Price on Oct. 15 near MoPac and Northland Drive. She was sleeping in her car during the stop. The Fiat displayed front-end damage. Police arrested her and charged her with collision involving death, a second-degree felony.
