The impact Thursday night killed 50-year-old Stacie Ann Dewolf of Missoula.
A while later, while law enforcement officers waited outside the home of a suspect in the hit-and-run, 23-year-old Anthony Dailey came running up Cooper Street.
They did.
Dailey, who lives at the residence at 1800 Cooper St. where officers were waiting, was charged Friday with vehicular homicide while under the influence, failure to stop or remain at the scene of an accident, and driving without a valid license.
Mary L. Tuckerman, who was taking a walk in the area with Tyler J. Hollow, told police a silver Dodge Stratus swerved over to where Dewolf was riding her bike near the sidewalk just before the impact.
She told police she felt the car had “intentionally” hit the woman.
Hollow said the male driver seemed to have little reaction, and did not try to stop or even hesitate after the 8:45 p.m. crash.
The driver then took out a stop sign in the next block, at Waverly and Toole, backed up, squealed his tires and took off northbound on Waverly, according to charging documents.
Eventually, Dailey parked his car three or four blocks from his residence before approaching on foot and encountering police.
Officers described him as “very excited and agitated” when they stopped him, and said he turned hostile and was shouting and banging his head against a police car as they took him into custody.
The suspect was taken to St. Patrick Hospital after Officer Bill Tucker noticed Dailey had several cuts and abrasions on both elbows, and both his hands were bloody.
Dailey agreed to provide a blood sample at the hospital. An earlier breath test showed his blood alcohol content registered .185, more than twice the legal limit.
Dewolf suffered fatal injuries to her head and neck, and also suffered a broken leg and severe lacerations and abrasions on her legs.
Vehicular homicide while under the influence carries a penalty of up to 30 years in the Montana State Prison, and fines of up to $50,000.
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