He does not speak English. Hmm!!!!!!!!! So he could not comment.

FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) - A motorist pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of an accident where a Davis County teenager was killed as she crossed Interstate-15 on foot.

David Romero, 44, also pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to obstruction of justice.

Each misdemeanor charge is punishable by up to a year in jail.

Chelsea Smith-Peaslee was taking a short cut to a mall on Dec. 1 when she bolted across the highway. Authorities tracked Romero down using a license plate that was knocked off his car during the accident