Oxford woman arrested after hit and run incident

Published 4:52 pm Tuesday, July 27, 2021

An Oxford woman is facing two felony charges after allegedly being involved in a hit and run incident.

On July 25, officers with the Oxford Police Department were notified of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle on Molly Barr Road as a result of a domestic violence incident. Officers responded to the scene along with Oxford Fire Department and EMS.

The victim was transported by ambulance to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to OPD.

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During the subsequent investigation, OPD arrested Laquandra Day, 26, and charged her with Aggravated Assault and Leaving the Scene of an Accident. Day was issued a $85,000 bond by a Lafayette County Justice Court judge.