A Merrillville tow truck driver was convicted late Thursday of hitting and killing a 19-year-old teen.
Maximilliono Farias, 39, was on trial, charged with murder and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death or catastrophic injury, a Level 4 felony.
Dezarae Farias, now 29, testified earlier Wednesday that she didn’t remember nearly everything that happened. Prosecutors played jail calls and read previous depositions that appeared to contradict what she said. Investigators suspected Dezarae Farias initially lied to them before she admitted the relationship with Prince. She lied to police because she was “scared of losing” Farias, she told police, according to court records.
She said Farias was driving between 20 to 30 mph before he hit Garner, charges allege. She believed Farias was trying to “scare” Prince.
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