Arraignment date set in hit-and-run case

DEXTER, Mo. -- A teenage driver is to appear in court later this month after she was charged in connection with an October accident that left an elderly woman dead.

Misty Dawn Williamson, 17, of the 2400 block of Bradley Street was charged with two Class D felonies of leaving the scene of an accident and tampering with physical evidence on Monday, according to the Butler County prosecuting attorney's office.

Williamson reportedly is to appear with her attorney, Sam Spain of Poplar Bluff, in Associate Circuit Court, Division II, Dec. 16 for arraignment before Associate Circuit Judge John Bloodworth.

The charges stem from a Oct. 23 accident that left Edna Charlene Grable, 76, of the 1000 block of Adam Street dead.

After striking Grable, Williamson allegedly fled the scene and returned home.

Once there, Williamson allegedly initially told her mother that the car had been vandalized/damaged. She also allegedly used a meat cleaver to cause further damage to the car's windshield.