DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say they expect charges will be changed because a driver accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian lied about having children in her vehicle. Police say Oleaf Teoh’s sport utility vehicle struck 33-year-old Matthew Otto from behind on Sunday night. Court records say the 22-year-old Teoh is charged with vehicular homicide while driving under the influence, leaving the accident scene and two counts of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person.
Police say she’d lied about her identity when first questioned and now say she lied about having 3-day-old and 6-year-old children with her when Otto was hit. Investigators say they’ve learned that two adults were with her. They haven’t been named.