MS Coast woman arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run that injured pedestrian

A Bay St. Louis woman was arrested Saturday on suspicion of hitting a pedestrian and driving away, police said.

Officers responded at 12:52 a.m. Saturday to the 600 block of North Beach Boulevard and found one person had been hit by a car. The victim was hospitalized.

The suspect, 22-year-old Amanie May, turned herself in around 3:30 a.m. at the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, the police department said. Authorities said she had been driving a gold 2015 Nissan Rogue.

May faces a charge of leaving the scene of an accident causing bodily injury. She was jailed on a $75,000 bond.

Police said the victim was still receiving medical treatment on Monday.

The police department said the investigation is ongoing and asked anyone with information about the incident to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 228-466-5474 or the Hancock County Dispatch Center at 228-255-9191.

This story was originally published December 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM.