County Official Worked Day of Alleged Hit and Run

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A county official accused of a fatal hit-and-run in Southcrest was on the clock the day of the crash.

County records show Assmaa Elayyat, deputy director of Self Sufficiency Services at the county, was working on May 22, the day she allegedly struck and killed 27-year-old Katie Osorio at a Southcrest bus stop and then drove away.

Our Lisa Halverstadt reports that Elayyat’s calendar showed multiple meetings that Friday.

Her timecard also reported eight hours of work. Halverstadt obtained the information through a public records request.

A county spokesperson declined to say whether Elayyat may have been driving to or from a work event at the time of the crash – or if the county itself is investigating.

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