Police: Howard Frankland hit-and-run suspect admits to being driver

The woman accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver with her car and then driving away on the Howard Frankland bridge Monday admitted to being the driver, according to her arrest affidavit.

Allison Faye Huffman, 36, of Riverview, was found Monday night in St. Petersburg at the home of a friend, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Shortly after 9 p.m., St. Petersburg Police received a tip that Huffman was at the Promenade apartments in the Carillon area. Officers made contact and held her until troopers arrived to arrest her.

She is being held without bond at the Pinellas County Jail and faces a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving a death.

Huffman said she knew she had been in a crash but was scared and did not stop, according to the arrest report.

According to troopers, Huffman was driving on the bridge before 5 a.m. when she struck and killed 43-year-old Rogelio Perez-Borroto, who was assisting a couple whose vehicle had broken down on the bridge.

After she hit Perez-Borroto, she kept driving, according to troopers.

Her 2012 Volkswagen Passat was found later Monday morning in the parking lot of the Crown Plaza Hotel near Westshore Mall.

FHP spokesperson Steve Gaskins said after the hit-and-run, Huffman took a taxi from the hotel to the Hard Rock Casino using the alias "Beth."

Huffman is scheduled to appear before a Pinellas County judge Tuesday afternoon.

According to records, Huffman has three previous DUI arrests in Hillsborough County.

Perez-Borroto leaves behind a wife and a young daughter, who live in Venezuela. He came to the United States a year ago to make a better life for his family.

This story was originally published February 15, 2016 at 11:02 AM with the headline "Police: Howard Frankland hit-and-run suspect admits to being driver."