Woman in fatal crash surrenders to cops

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) - A 21-year-old woman surrendered to Round Rock police Tuesday morning after authorities identified her as the second driver in a collision that claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl last week.

Faith Davis, 21, is charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death to a person for her role in the January 28th collision that claimed the life of Shaylah Dame, 12.

"She knew immediately that she was going to have to face this and as soon as she made contact with the officers she was quite cooperative on even through today when she turned herself in on the charge," said Eric Poteet, public information officer with the Round Rock Police Department.

Police said Davis was headed to church along with her kids when she struck Dame--who had already been hit by another car.

That driver had stopped to help, but Davis fled after stopping and seeing Shaylah on the ground.

"Obviously, this is a very traumatic incident and in that instant she (knew) in her mind that her drivers license was suspended. And, that eclipsed her decision making and she left the scene because of that," Poteet explained.

A witness remembered a partial tag number on the Black 2005 Dodge Neon Davis had been driving that night.

That information led police to Davis's door.

A court affidavit shows Davis admitted she hit Shaylah and panicked.

The Dame family laid Shaylah to rest today in Pflugerville.

Meanwhile, Davis is being held at Williamson County jail on $75,000 bond and rubber traffic tubes are now sitting on Gattis school Road just a few feet from the accident site.

They're part of a city traffic study to see if enough cars come through the area to warrant putting in a traffic light or crosswalk.

"I walk my dog here and cars go by and we have to jump through traffic--like woosh woosh-I am not surprised this didn't happen sooner," said Mark Molfenter, an area resident who frequents the rec center near the accident site.

Molfenter, along with other members of the community, said they believe it didn't have to take a tragedy to realize this street needs to be made safer for pedestrians.

The D.A''s office is waiting for autopsy results to determine which driver actually killed Shayla.

Once those results are in, additional charges could be filed.