AP – A Michigan woman who fled to Thailand to avoid the consequences of a hit-and-run crash that killed a suburban Detroit college student has returned to the United States (US), a sheriff said yesterday.
Tubtim ‘Sue’ Howson, 57, of Oakland Township, is in custody while she awaits a detention hearing on Tuesday that would clear the way for her return to Michigan to face state and federal charges, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a news release.
Howson returned to the US earlier this week, Bouchard said. It was not clear from the news release where Howson is being held. Benjamin Kable, 22, was struck while walking before dawn on an Oakland county road on January 1. The Michigan State University student was home for the holidays.
Howson faces a federal charge of interstate flight to avoid prosecution and a state charge of failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death.
Howson, who is a dual citizen of the US and Thailand, left Michigan on January 3 and flew to Bangkok. She was pickeup by authorities in Thailand.