Teacher Accused of Killing Man While Driving Drunk to School — Then, She Fled Scene to Get to Work, Say Police

• Jamie Caldwell is charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident
• The victim, identified as 32-year-old Joshua Hampton, died two days after the crash
• Caldwell’s car was found in a parking lot at Glendover Elementary, where she is a teacher

A Kentucky school teacher is behind bars after being accused of killing a man while allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol on her way to school earlier this month.

Jamie Caldwell is now charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident, according to a release from the Lexington Police Department.

The 29-year-old teacher made her first court appearance on Thursday, May 1, where she entered a not guilty plea to those charges and was released on bail.

Caldwell was placed under house arrest as a condition of her bail as police continue to investigate the incident, according to the LPD.

In the release, the LPD says that officers were dispatched to the scene of a hit-and-run just before 7 a.m. on April 16.

Officers arrived to find the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries, and he was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the release.

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A spokesperson for the Fayette County Coroner’s Office tells PEOPLE that the victim died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries on April 18, and identified him as 32-year-old Joshua Hampton.

The LPD said in the release that officers then use the department’s real-time intelligence center to track down the car, which they found in a parking lot at Glendover Elementary, where Caldwell is a teacher.

Caldwell was then booked into the Fayette County Detention Center.

In a statement issued after her arrest, a spokesperson for the Fayette County Public Schools said that the district would not be commenting due to the ongoing investigation. The spokesperson said Caldwell had been placed on administrative leave.

The case is set to a grand jury in the coming weeks.