Charles Carney Jr. told police he left the scene of a fatal hit-and-run incident in Midtown Anchorage on Friday because "he did not know what to do," according to the charges.
Carney, 51, appeared in the Anchorage jail courtroom Saturday on a single charge of leaving an accident without assisting an injured person.
The charge is a felony and carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Carney said during his initial court appearance that he is an Anchorage School District afternoon playground supervisor. He said he also works at Wal-Mart.
The incident resulted in the death of 23-year-old Desiree Lamont, who was skateboarding near the entrance to the Barnes & Noble parking lot on A Street, the charges say.
Carney is in jail and being held on $30,000 bail. He requested a bail reduction at Saturday's brief hearing but the weekend judge said that while the request was reasonable, he would not change the amount.
When asked if he has any dependents, Carney said he has a 9-year-old and a 2-year-old before the judge interjected and appointed a public defender.
The charges say Carney hit Lamont with his Ford Explorer while driving out of the parking lot onto A Street. A bouquet of flowers lay by the stop sign near the scene on Saturday afternoon.
"(Witnesses) reported that Carney exited his vehicle and walked back to Ms. Lamont as she lay on the ground, then reentered his vehicle and drove away," the charges say.
Police said Carney was stopped a short time later based on witness descriptions of his green SUV. He admitted to hitting Lamont, the charges say.
"He stated he left because he did not know what to do," the charges say.
The charges do not indicate whether police performed toxicology tests on Carney. A police spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A woman identified as Carney's ex-wife during the hearing declined to comment.
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