American hit-and-run fugitive arrested in Koh Lanta
PHUKET (Phuket Gazette) -- An American hit-and-run fugitive was arrested on Koh Lanta on Tuesday.
Police arrested Kelly Lynn Miller, 36, in the parking lot of the Poonsap Resort, after officers received a report from the United States Embassy in Bangkok that she was illegally staying in Thailand.
“We have been looking for Ms Miller since we received the report about two weeks ago,” said Tourist Police Deputy National Commander Supaset Chokchai.
Miller, unable to provide police with her passport or other documents, eventually confessed that she arrived in Thailand in 2009, and had thrown away all her identification documents in hopes that police wouldn’t recognize her.
“She was charged for overstaying in Thailand and is being held at Phuket City Police Station until she is deported to the United States,” confirmed Col Supaset.
Miller fled the US after being sentenced to five years in prison, reported Al.com.
Miller was charged for drunk driving causing a death after she killed a truck driver in Hoover, Alabama, in 2004.
