Shocking Roadside Assault: Man Uses SUV as Weapon After Heated Argument, Abandons Scene in Disturbing Crime

In a tragic incident that has shocked the Texas community, a man stands accused of deliberately running over a woman with her own SUV, leaving her lifeless on the roadside before abandoning the bloodied vehicle at a neighboring residence. The accused, Cristopher Covington-Smith, is facing a first-degree murder charge for the death of 31-year-old Corrisa Trowbridge, as reported by the Abilene Police Department.

The altercation between Covington-Smith and Trowbridge, who had reportedly experienced prior domestic disputes, escalated on March 12. Court records, reviewed by a local ABC affiliate, KTXS, reveal that the pair had been engaged in an argument shortly before the tragic event. Surveillance footage later captured the harrowing moment when the suspect allegedly reversed, accelerated, and struck Trowbridge with her own 2016 white Ford Expedition.

Authorities responded to the scene on Corsicana Avenue in Abilene around 4 a.m., following reports of a hit-and-run incident. Upon arrival, officers discovered Trowbridge’s body beside the road, and debris consistent with a vehicular crash was scattered at the site, confirming the nature of her injuries.

Further police investigation led to the discovery of the damaged SUV at a nearby home. The vehicle bore signs of the incident, including suspected blood evidence and a missing side mirror, further implicating the suspect in this devastating crime.

There was debris from a crash at the site, and the victim”s injuries were consistent with being hit by a vehicle, investigators said. Police also reportedly found the damaged Ford SUV at a nearby home, with the vehicle containing suspected blood evidence and missing a side mirror.

Investigators identified Covington-Smith as their suspect and worked to hunt him down. The following day, Abilene police arrested the suspect’s father and brother — Shannon Dwayne Covington and Anton Demarcus Covington, respectively — charging them both with third-degree felony hindering apprehension or prosecution of a known felon.

Authorities alleged the defendant’s father and brother were “helping to conceal” their relative.

Covington-Smith was arrested later the same day in Fort Worth, Texas, with the help of the U.S. Marshals.

He will be extradited some 150 miles back west to Abilene, located in the central part of The Lone Star State.