The man accused of hitting and killing a woman in Boyle County last year and fleeing the scene of the accident pleaded guilty in the case.
23-year-old Tyler Williams changed his guilty plea in court Wednesday morning, admitting he was the driver in a hit-and-run that killed 33-year-old Anne Duncan of Michigan in June 2013 on a Danville road.
He is charged with leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid with death or serious injury, and tampering with evidence, and the guilty plea includes all charges.
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He is facing six years behind bars and sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 2.
Williams was out on bail, but was taken into custody after his change of plea Wednesday morning.
While out on bail on this case, Williams was charged with possession of heroin, tampering with evidence and shoplifting after police arrested him in a Walmart parking lot in December 2013.
Police say Williams hit Duncan while she was walking on the side of Gose Pike in Danville on June 29, 2013. Williams was indicted in the case in September 2013. He initially pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of a crash without offering assistance and evidence tampering.
Duncan was in Danville for a wedding with her husband Ron Duncan, who says he was with his wife for the event, but not when the accident happened.
The Advocate Messenger reported in April that Ron Duncan filed a suit against Tyler Williams seeking damages for loss of companionship and future earnings.
