Jill Conaghan suspected of Overland Park hit-and-run

Jill Theresa Conaghan was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and drunken driving in connection with the hit-and-run death of an Overland Park woman who was killed while tending to her garden.

Police also suspect Conaghan, 19, of leaving the scene of an accident, minor in possession of alcohol and driving on the sidewalk.

The Johnson County District Attorney has not yet charged Conaghan.

In July, 70-year-old Sandra Carocari was working in her garden when she was struck by a van. The van’s driver fled the scene — in the 9800 block of West 99th Terrace — but later returned and admitted hitting Carocari.

Conaghan is being held on $100,000 bond. Her arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today.

Update (10:25 a.m. Wednesday, November 4):

The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office just released the charges against Conagahan. Pretty much everything that was expected: involuntary manslaughter, failure to stop at an accident resulting in death, improper driving on a laned road, driving on a sidewalk, and three counts of consumption of liquor by a minor.

Although the DA’s Office says the minor in possession charges are for three incidents — July 30, August 24 and September 23 — after Carocari’s death.