The 28-year-old man, now facing a first-degree murder charge, told police he “veered” toward the stranger. She was stuck on the side of a Liberty road with a flat tire, according to court documents.
Zackary Young, 28, of Independence, was charged with first-degree murder in connection to a deadly crash Tuesday that killed Savanna Churchill, 20, of Liberty, as she waited by her broken-down car.