After CHP investigation, it was determined that Marcia Kitchen ,"was in fact the driver of the jeep when it struck two pedestrians, one being her daughter."

Statement of probable cause prepared by Humboldt County DA Investigator Adam Jager states that:

"After a lengthy investigation," it was determined that Marcia Kitchen ,"was in fact the driver of the jeep when it struck two pedestrians, one being her daughter."

It outlines the following reasons for this determination: she is the registered owner; the jeep was located concealed at her residence; the Jeep's driver's seat was adjusted for someone of her stature and there is physical evidence that the Jeep struck the victims.

The statement also says a witness described the Jeep Wrangler fleeing the scene of the collision; another witness alleging Kitchen showed up in that Jeep after the collision; CHP officer Chase Adams and other law enforcement seeing Kitchen show up at the scene of the collision in another vehicle ten minutes later and that she was "extremely intoxicated."