Racine man dead, hit on Memorial Drive; 19-year-old woman charged
Racine man dead in hit-and-run; woman charged
A Racine woman is now charged following a fatal hit-and-run crash on Dec. 6.
RACINE, Wis. - A 19-year-old Racine woman is accused of causing the death of a man after a hit-and-run crash in Racine on Friday, Dec. 6. The accused is Shamya Anderson – she is charged with knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid license and a hit-and-run resulting in death.
Hit-and-run crash
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, Racine police were dispatched to the area of Memorial Drive south of State Street around 6:30 p.m. that day for reports of a man down. The victim was found lying in the roadway. He was taken to the hospital and later died from his injuries. The family identified the victim as 44-year-old Dwayne Carr.
While at the scene, officers located silver bumper fragments and headline fragments.
Shamya Anderson
Minutes after Carr was found, a 19-year-old woman, identified as Shamya Anderson, called to confess she hit someone in the same area, per the complaint.
Anderson explained that she was driving on Memorial Drive near Walgreens when she hit a person with her vehicle, court filings say. Anderson claims she merged to avoid the man, but the man moved into the roadway, and she "heard a boom."
Dwayne Carr (photo provided by family)
After the crash, Anderson told investigators she let her passengers out because they did not want to be in "trouble" and then drove to Geneva Street. Anderson claims she did not pull over immediately after hitting the man because she was concerned about "human trafficking" and thought she was potentially being setup to be kidnapped, according to the complaint.
Anderson claims she looked for the person she struck afterward, but did not see him.
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During an interview with authorities, Anderson admitted she has never had a driver's license, the complaint states. Wisconsin Department of Transportation records confirmed this.
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Officers then reviewed text messages sent and received from Anderson's phone on Dec. 6. A text from 6:56 p.m. stated, "I'm finna go to jail." A text from 7:04 p.m. stated," [expletive] jumped in front of my grandpa car & I tapped him," according to the criminal complaint.
Family responds
What they're saying:
Tresia Funderburg said on Wednesday, Jan. 22, she finally got an update on the woman police say killed her son in a hit-and-run. She found out on what would have been her son’s 45th birthday.
"Hearing the news that she has officially been charged, oh my God, couldn’t come on a better day," Funderburg said."I miss him so much."
Pedestrian crossing sign on Memorial Drive, Racine
His sister Shontaya Mundy said they've been waiting for this for over a month.
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"It’s so good to hear the news because I always wondered," she said.
Funderburg said she doesn't hate Anderson. She said she hopes along with consequences, the 19-year-old learns from this.
"Get your license, drive careful and pay attention to the road," Funderburg said.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the criminal complaint in this case – as well as online court records.