Charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run have been filed against Shavelle Lewis, 20, who allegedly careened across five lanes on I-5 southbound in the early morning of Sept. 24 before striking and killing William Padilla, a tow truck operator for GT Towing Service, according to charging documents. Lewis has now been arrested by Washington State Patrol and was taken to King County Jail according to Trooper Christina Martin.

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Washington State Patrol officers sent charges against Shavelle Lewis to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on the afternoon of Sept. 29 which will likely result in her arrest this afternoon, according to Washington State Police spokesperson Christina Martin.

Lewis was kept in King County Jail after the accident, but was released on the evening of Sept. 28 because charges had not yet been filed against her, according to the Seattle Times.

Charging documents state that at 1:26 a.m. William Padilla was at the scene of a one car accident on I-5 southbound near the Spokane Street exit. He had the driver of the damaged silver Chrysler Sebring sit in the cab of his tow truck while he got out and began hooking the disabled vehicle to the tow truck. The accident area was well marked by state troopers.

According to prosecutors, Shavelle Lewis was driving a white 2000 Ford Explorer that came around a corner, lost control and struck Padilla killing him instantly. The Explorer spun out of control again after the impact and struck a guardrail on the opposite side of the freeway and left the scene southbound on I-5 before taking the Michigan Street exit.

Within minutes, according to prosecutors, a state trooper located Lewis’s vehicle and as he approached he found both Lewis and her passenger Lucky M. Dozier, 31, urinating on the side of the road.

When asked why they left the scene of the accident, Lewis states there were, “scared and had to pee.”

Troopers put the suspects into custody and the keys to the Explorer were found in Lewis’s coat pocket. She admitted that she was the driver and told officers that she “was stuck from behind by a blue pickup as she was merging on to Insterstate 5 from the West Seattle Freeway.”

Troopers inspected the Explorer and found no evidence that she had been hit from behind, according to charging documents.

Lewis and Dozier were taken to Harborview Medical Center for a blood draw and drug and alcohol testing. Lewis only admitted to drinking one glass of wine, but officers performed a sobriety test and noted that “Lewis (had) poor coordination, her eyes were bloodshot and watery and her speech was fair.” They also noticed the smell of alcohol on her breath and determined in their report that Lewis was under the influence of alcohol and unable to safely operate a motor vehicle.

According to charging documents, Dozier admitted to being a passenger in the Ford and that, “he was just about to roll a marijuana stick when the collision occurred.”

Lewis’ criminal history includes convictions for Loitering for Prostitution in 2009, two counts of Possession of Marijuana in 2008 and 2009 and Prostitution in 2008. She did not have a valid driver’s license as it was suspended at the time of the accident.

Prosecutors have requested bail in the amount of $150,000 for Lewis.