A woman has been charged after allegedly hitting a man on the side of the road with a vehicle and fleeing while she was under the influence of drugs.

Jamie Elizabeth Scholer, 37, of Deer River has been charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide.

According to the criminal complaint, on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 5:12 a.m. the Minnesota State Patrol received a report of a fatal hit-and-run.

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