A Texas teenager accused of killing a homeless woman in a drunk-driving incident appeared shell-shocked as he appeared in court to face manslaughter charges.
Hunter Cameron Villasana, 17, is accused of trying to flee the scene after he hit and killed the homeless woman in Houston on Friday.
Fast food workers who witnessed the crash told police the teen offered to send them money on Venmo if they let him go.
They reportedly prevented Villasana from leaving the scene after he tried taking off on foot, according to KHOU.
Police say the teen had been speeding on his black Mercedes when he hit a curb, ran over the woman, who had been sleeping on the median, and hit a wall.
Hunter Cameron Villasana, 17, is accused of trying to flee the scene after he hit and killed the homeless woman in Houston on Friday
He looked shell-shocked as he made his first court appearance
Jack in the Box workers reportedly prevented Villasana from leaving the scene after he tried taking off on foot. The scene is pictured above
Villasana is also accused of lying to police, as he reportedly first alleged the woman had been in the middle of the street when he hit her.
The homeless woman has not been identified but police said she was a white woman in her 50s.
Police have asked anyone who might have known her to contact the Houston Police Department.
The teen was charged with second-degree felony of intoxication manslaughter.
He was released on a $200,000 bond to his parents and ordered to not drive and wear a SCRAM device, an ankle monitor for alcohol.
‘Drunk driving or intoxicated driving is a plague in Harris County,’ prosecutor Matthew Bergeron said.
‘Harris County, please do not drive under the influence, do not drive intoxicated, call a friend, call an Uber, anything to avoid this situation.’
Villasana is due back in court in February.