Byron teenager charged with hit-and-run

A Byron teenager has been charged with felony criminal vehicular operation after a hit-and-run accident Sunday night in Rochester. Madalyn Francine Steinkamp, 18, appeared in court in Olmsted County on Tuesday. She was charged with one count of criminal vehicular operation — substantial bodily harm — driver who causes collision leaves scene.
According to court records, at about 9:14 p.m. on April 20, Rochester police responded to an accident with injuries at the intersection of Broadway Avenue. N. and Center Street E. On arriving at the scene, the officer observed the victim, an adult male, laying in the left lane of Broadway Avenue N., just north of the intersection with Center Street. The officer also saw an electric scooter in the left lane of Broadway about 20 feet north of the victim.
Witnesses said the man had been struck by a car but there was no suspect vehicle at the scene. The officer collected the damaged scooter and piece of weather stripping that was possibly from the suspect vehicle.
Mayo Clinic Ambulance responded, and the victim was taken to Saint Marys Hospital where medical staff informed the officer the victim likely had fractures in both his tibia and fibula in his right leg.
The court document states that officers reviewed city surveillance footage, and the cameras showed that at approximately 9:10 p.m. the victim was crossing Broadway Avenue and had the crosswalk symbol when crossing. The suspect vehicle, a gray Dodge Dart, had a green light and made a left turn from Center Street W to go northbound on Broad Avenue N and collided with the victim. The vehicle was registered to Madlyn Steinkamp. The officer contacted Steinkamp by phone and she said she was not in an accident.
Officers responded to the address and located the vehicle and found a crack on the driver’s side front bumper, damage consistent with hitting an object or person and missing weather trim that matched the piece found at the crash site.
The court record said Steinkamp told them damage to her car was from a previous incident with an opossum and eventually stated that what happened was a person had walked very close to her vehicle as she was driving home and she did not know if she hit them or not. She later stated she felt something while driving but did not think much about it and kept going thinking she had hit a bump or curb.
She was released with no bail on conditions. Her next court appearance is scheduled for July 8.