Binghamton police said 26-year-old Aizaz Siddiqui, of Binghamton, has been charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident resulting in a death.
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Stefani Lineva, 20, was found lying in the middle of Route 434 in Binghamton, New York, at 2 a.m. Saturday.
She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
Officials said Lineva's injuries were consistent with being struck by a car.
Police said a tip led them to Siddiqui, who was allegedly driving the car that struck Lineva.
There was someone in the car with Siddiqui at the time of the incident.
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"Nothing to substantiate a conspiracy theory that perhaps she was killed someplace else," an official said at a news conference Thursday. "We are confident this was a hit and run. It's a hit a run, nothing to a conspiracy theory."
Investigators said they don't know where Lineva was going. They know where she was about 15-20 minutes prior to getting struck. They also believe she had been drinking.
Police said the $10,000 reward in the case put a lot of pressure on people to come forward.
Siddiqui will be arraigned on the charges Thursday afternoon.