An impaired Central Florida woman was recently arrested for a hit-and-run with a juvenile passenger at the time of the crash. She denied driving and being in a crash.
The Lakeland woman was arrested by Polk County deputies following the hit-and-run crash.
The crash was reported at around 1:30am at West Campbell Road and Kathleen Road in Lakeland. The victim provided a detailed description of the suspect’s black Ford car and tag number after the suspect’s vehicle left the scene.
Deputies located the Ford at Campbell Road North and Banana Road.
The fleeing driver was identified as 28-year-old Z’Lexia Jaquila Willis, of Lakeland. Willis had a juvenile passenger in her car.
Deputies noted that Willis smelled of alcoholic beverage, and she exhibited signs of impairment. Additionally, they said she was driving on a suspended license, and her vehicle had an expired tag.
Willis was arrested and taken to the Sheriff’s Processing Center, where she submitted breath samples for breath-alcohol analysis. The results of the test showed Willis had a BAC of 0.252 and 0.250, which is more than three times the legal threshold.
Despite her denials of driving and being in a crash, Z’Lexia Willis was arrested and charged with: DUI 0.15 or Higher, DWLSR, Leaving the Scene of a Crash with Property Damage, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, and Culpable Negligence.
The juvenile’s mother came and took custody of the child, according to local law enforcement.
