Ames Woman Charged in April 1 Hit-and-Run

Ames Police announced today that they have charged Shelly Habhab, 44, of Ames, with accident causing personal injury for an alleged that took place April 1.

Police have been investigating the case since a passenger car reportedly collided with a skateboarder near the intersection of Hayward Avenue and Chamberlain Street on the evening of April 1 and kept going. Tyler Clark, 22, was injured in the accident and was treated for his injuries at Mary Greeley Medical Center for lacerations and abrasions..

Police identified the car involved in the accident through video surveillance and input from the public just a few days after the collision. Police seized a 2001 Silver Lincoln LS, registered to a Daniel Habhab of Ames on April 6, a release from the police said today.

On Wednesday, June 20, 2012, an arrest warrant was issued for the charge which is an aggravated misdemeanor. Habhab turned herself in to the Story County Jail and is being held on $2,000 bond.

According to initial reports, Clark was on his skateboard traveling north on Hayward Avenue at Chamberlain Street when a vehicle traveling south on Hayward Avenue tried to turn left onto Chamberlain Street and collided with Clark.

Clark hit the car's passenger side and windshield but the car continued traveling down Chamberlain Street. Witnesses thought that the car was a silver four door Chevy Impala or a white or silver car resembling a Honda Civic.