A Philadelphia woman who struck and severely injured a Tamaqua teenager on Nov. 20, 2021, never showed up for jury selection on Oct. 18, 2022, and continues to elude authorities.

Kayla Shea Hayes, 23, was out on 10% of $10,000 bail - $1,000 - when she absconded. The bail had been set at a Dec. 6, 2021, preliminary arraignment.

Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael A. O’Pake and county detectives are looking for her.

Hayes’ last known address is 2736 Tilden St., Philadelphia. Anyone knowing her location is asked to call the county tip line at 570-624-3988 or O’Pake’s office at 570-628-1350.

Hayes was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 21, 2021. That was pushed back to Feb. 15, 2022. Hayes, claiming illness, didn’t attend. District Judge Stephen J. Bayer found sufficient evidence after listening to witnesses to send the charges on to Schuylkill County Court.

She faces felony charges of accidents involving death or personal injury and accidents involving death or personal injury by an unlicensed driver; and summary charges of failing to stop to give information or render aid; failing to notify police of an accident involving death or personal injury; driving without a license; failing to notify the state of a change of address; driving while her operating privileges were suspended or revoked; operating a vehicle without insurance; and driving an unregistered vehicle.

Arresting officer Keith L. Harig, the victim’s mother, Jacqueline Richardson, and a witness, Jose Rodriguez, testified at the preliminary hearing.

The victim was struck at about 1:50 p.m. as he crossed at 755 E. Broad St..

Rodriguez spoke of seeing someone “fly through the air” over a car, and of how several people tried to keep Hayes from leaving. He said she pulled over a short distance away on Arlington Street, and that she and a male passenger then ran off.

Soon after, another vehicle arrived, and a female passenger and several children exited the vehicle Hayes was driving and got into it.

Richardson spoke of staying at a rehabilitation facility with her 16-year old son, Eric Richardson, at the time a sophomore at Marian Catholic High School. She and Eric had been delivering popcorn he had sold to pay for a trip to Boy Scout camp when Hayes allegedly hit him.