State v. Sihapanya

ORDER

The defendant, Kyto Sihapanya, was driving on 1-40 near Memphis, Tennessee, *474when he rear-ended a vehicle driven by-Naomi Harris. The impact caused Ms. Harris’s vehicle to leave the roadway and to flip over several times. Ms. Harris was killed as a result of the accident. The defendant did not stop, render aid, or call 9-1-1. Instead, he drove to Memphis, where he was stopped and arrested approximately twenty to twenty-five minutes after the accident. The defendant subsequently pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving death, a Class E felony, and following too closely,…