Markelia Roberson, 20, injured in pedestrian collision with alleged drunk driver Yo'Shikia Allen on Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge in Biloxi, Mississippi
Woman struck by car on bridge just days after graduating college
Police identified the driver as Yo'Shikia Allen. Allen was arrested for Felony DUI causing injury and Felony Leaving the Scene of an Accident. Witness David Krause says he saw the driver turn onto the sidewalk from in front of the Golden Nugget.
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